In East Baton Rouge Parish, thousands of people cycle through the local jail each year, and many step back onto the street with little more than a bus pass and…
Visitation is often treated as an optional privilege, yet regular contact with family can be central to a person’s wellbeing, legal preparation and eventual…
When someone close to you is taken into custody, the first hours and days can feel like standing in a strange city with no map. Phones ring unanswered,…
A consent decree is a court-enforced agreement designed to correct unconstitutional conditions in a public institution. At the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison,…
When someone reports a strip search at the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, the complaint may disappear into a process that is difficult to see, understand or…
Jail contracts can reveal who profits from incarceration, which services are outsourced, and whether public money is buying humane care or merely maintaining a…
A person held before trial has not been found guilty, yet the practical consequences can resemble punishment. In East Baton Rouge Parish, a period in jail can…
Parole is often described as a pathway back into the community, yet the community usually has little direct influence over who receives that opportunity or…
A phone call from a parish jail can be the thread that holds a family together. It may allow a parent to hear a child’s voice, help a lawyer receive an urgent…
People held in a parish jail do not lose their right to understand the charges against them, prepare a defence, challenge unsafe conditions or communicate with…