Louisiana is Becoming the Epicenter of Trump’s Mass Deportation and Detention Agenda. We’re Fighting Back.
The state that recently shed its title as prison capital of the world is now at risk of becoming the detention capital of the world.
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I Spent 16 Months in Solitary Confinement and Now I’m Fighting to End It
A new report proves that the degrading conditions in solitary confinement continue to harm people and communities.
Shreveport Repeals its Discriminatory “Saggy Pants” Ban
Anthony Childs shouldn’t have had to die for Shreveport to repeal its unconstitutional ordinance. Now it’s on all of us to honor his memory by keeping up the fight against all forms of racial injustice.
I Was Convicted to 13 Years for Two Joints of Marijuana. Louisiana Should Make My Extreme Sentence One of the Last
Louisiana’s justice reinvestment package was a historic step forward, and it helped me be reunited with my family. Now lawmakers should build on this momentum and reform the Habitual Offender Statute — so that my extreme sentence is one of the last.
Poll shows strong support for Louisiana's justice reinvestment package
Two years after passage of Louisiana’s bipartisan justice reinvestment package, these smart, sensible reforms are already working to make our communities stronger and safer.
Three Louisiana Church Burnings and Four Hundred Years of Racial Terror
These destructive acts of violence harken back to some of the darkest chapters of the Jim Crow era. They are also a reminder of the rising threat of racial violence and intimidation that black communities face to this day.