Angola inmates are again asking a federal judge to stop forced farm labor during extreme heat, arguing the practice is ...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge’s rebuke of Texas housing prisoners in lockups without air conditioning stopped short of ...

As U.S. authorities crack down on immigrants at universities in a fervor against pro-Palestinian protests, they quickly have ...

Louisiana carried out the execution of inmate Jessie Hoffman Jr, using a contentious method for the first time. Authorities ...

Louisiana voters have seen political mail, online advertising and even television spots about the four constitutional ...

according to the state Office of Juvenile Justice. Combined with its adult jailed population, Louisiana has one of the highest incarceration rates in the U.S., according to the Prison Policy ...

Kane Smith, 26, of Morgan City, is charged with aggravated flight from an officer, three counts of aggravated obstruction of ...

Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, was pronounced dead at 6:50 p.m. at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, authorities said, adding the nitrogen gas had flowed for 19 minutes during what one official ...

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A majority of the court appeared skeptical of a challenge to Louisiana’s voting map. The challengers had argued the state impermissibly relied on race to draw its map. By Abbie VanSickle ...

Reports of abuse at a South Louisiana ICE Processing Center led to questions regarding detention center conditions. What to ...