COVID-19 turned every weakness in correctional healthcare into an urgent threat. Incarcerated people could not choose to leave crowded housing, maintain…
Racial disparities in arrests and sentencing in East Baton Rouge Parish reflect a larger pattern in American criminal justice: Black residents can experience…
Legislative sessions determine which criminal justice policies receive funding, which protections become law, and how public agencies are held accountable. For…
A jail library is more than a room filled with books. For people held in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, access to reading materials, legal information, and…
Every successful reentry story begins with a person who was given room to recover, rebuild, and be heard. In East Baton Rouge Parish, formerly incarcerated…
Local elections shape far more than roads, drainage, and public services. In East Baton Rouge Parish, voters also help determine how the criminal legal system…
A person held before trial lives by a schedule controlled by the jail, not by personal plans. The day may include early counts, meals, medication, court…
The phrase “drugs our kids” is deliberately provocative. It captures a fear held by many parents and young people: that schools can become places where…
Prison-based vocational training can give incarcerated people practical skills, recognized credentials, and a clearer path toward employment after release.…
Parole is often described as a pathway home for people who have served the portion of a sentence required by law. In practice, reaching parole eligibility in…