Deep in the American South, roughly 3,000 kilometres east of Sydney, the state of Louisiana enforces one of the harshest voting bans in the United States.…
In East Baton Rouge Parish, the line items on a public budget tell a story that rarely makes the front page. For every dollar spent keeping someone locked up,…
A mental health court could give East Baton Rouge Parish a way to respond to people whose contact with the criminal legal system is closely connected to…
The notion that freedom before trial depends on a wallet rather than a risk assessment sits at the centre of a debate playing out across courtrooms from…
When a person dies in custody, official records can reveal far more than a short news report. They may show the date and location of death, the agency…
A bail schedule can look neutral because it assigns the same dollar amount to the same alleged offence. In practice, a fixed amount often creates very…
When a person enters a jail cell, their constitutional right to medical care does not pause at the intake desk. Yet across correctional facilities in the…
Louisiana has long carried one of the highest incarceration rates in the United States, and within the state, East Baton Rouge Parish stands out for both the…
Louisiana operates one of the highest incarceration rates in the United States, and East Baton Rouge Parish sits at the heart of that reality. For residents of…
The phrase school-to-prison pipeline has become shorthand for a slow-moving crisis where young people are funnelled out of classrooms and into courtrooms. In…