A jail holds people who have not been convicted of a crime, people serving short sentences, and people awaiting transfer or release. Its power over daily life…
Healthcare inside a parish jail is often discussed as a line item: payments to medical contractors, medication purchases, clinical staffing, and emergency…
Visiting a friend or family member at East Baton Rouge Parish Prison can be an important source of emotional support. A visit may help an incarcerated person…
Independent oversight gives the public a way to see what happens inside a jail, hear from incarcerated people and their families, and press officials to…
Louisiana’s habitual offender law, commonly called the multiple-offender law, allows prosecutors to seek a harsher sentence when a person with qualifying prior…
Public spending on incarceration rarely appears as one simple line in a budget. The cost of operating a parish prison can be distributed across salaries,…
Release from jail or prison is often treated as a finish line, but it is better understood as the beginning of a demanding transition. People returning home…
Information about conditions at East Baton Rouge Parish Prison can be difficult to obtain, especially when records are held by different agencies or contain…
A parish jail is designed to hold people awaiting trial or serving short sentences, yet many people inside arrive with serious mental health needs that were…
Behind every jail population number is a network of parents, spouses, children, siblings, grandparents, and friends trying to keep someone connected to life…