The U.S. has the highest national incarceration rate, yet Louisiana's regional incarceration rate is higher, making the state the world's 'prison capital.' ...
Two years after Gov. Jeff Landry and state lawmakers voted to lengthen dozens of prison sentences for criminal convictions, the governor’s staff says state incarceration expenses are surging. Landry’s ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Prison and jail overcrowding is a persistent issue in the U.S., the country having one of the highest incarceration rates in the ...
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana Illuminator) - Two years after Gov. Jeff Landry and state lawmakers voted to lengthen dozens of prison sentences for criminal convictions, the governor’s staff says state ...