Pregnancy and incarceration intersect in one of the most vulnerable settings a person can face. When a pregnant inmate is placed in handcuffs, leg irons, or a…
Social media can turn a private concern into a public accountability campaign. In East Baton Rouge Parish, residents, incarcerated people, families, advocates,…
A community is shaped by how it responds to harm. When violence, neglect, addiction, or incarceration damages relationships, punishment alone rarely repairs…
Federal grants can help a parish improve jail conditions, expand behavioral health services, strengthen reentry programs, and reduce unnecessary detention. Yet…
Health services for women in detention are a vital part of humane correctional policy. People held in a parish prison may enter custody pregnant, managing a…
An op-ed about jail conditions can turn a complex public issue into a clear civic argument. Local newspapers give residents, officials, families, and community…
Louisiana State Penitentiary, widely known as Angola, occupies roughly 18,000 acres of former plantation land in West Feliciana Parish. Its history is…
For a person with a disability, placement in solitary confinement can turn an already difficult jail experience into a medical emergency. Restrictive housing…
Food service inside a parish jail is a public responsibility, not a private convenience. Every meal affects the health, dignity, and safety of people held in…