Keith Ezidore, a 73-year-old man from St. James Parish, was sentenced to life in prison without parole in 1993, after he was ...

A Nightly News series on criminal justice reform that highlights the stories of the wrongfully accused and the new ways of seeking justice.

The money for the immigration facility comes from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, not state dollars. But it is ...

Rwandan authorities should conduct an effective, independent, and transparent investigation into the death in custody of ...

WWNO’s Michael McEwen spoke with Samantha Pourciau,  a senior staff attorney at the Promise of Justice Initiative, about the ...

The action by Republican Jeff Landry, postponing a primary in order to carry out a pro-Republican redistricting approved by ...

Calvin Duncan had been exonerated and elected as criminal court clerk in New Orleans. Gov. Jeff Landry eliminated the role as part of an effort to reshape the city’s judicial system.

A woman involved in the cross-state abduction of two young sisters, which left one dead in Mississippi, was sentenced to 60 ...

Renowned Puerto Rican urban music artist and now preacher Raymond Ayala, known globally as Daddy Yankee, recently visited the Louisiana State Penitentiary ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Another inmate has died at the Louisiana State Penitentiary. The West Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office (WFPSO) confirmed it is investigating the “unexpected death ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The spring Angola Prison Rodeo is back this weekend at the Louisiana State Penitentiary from April 18–19, with the ferry operating both days. The event draws ...