Verite News
Louisiana prison costs surge two years after Landry, lawmakers vote to lengthen criminal sentences
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.
Read the original at Verite NewsMore audio from Verite News
-
5mTrump administration claims court victory in mandatory detention case
Appeals court stays decisions freeing three Texas immigrants.
-
6mTropical Storm Bertha stress tests coordination between city and homeless services
As southeastern Louisiana braces for Tropical Storm Bertha, city government and local homeless service providers are emphasizing the importance of community outreach for some of New Orleans’ most vulnerable.
-
4mTropical Storm Bertha makes landfall in St. Bernard Parish
Much of coastal Southeast Louisiana is anticipating Tropical Storm Bertha to make landfall early Wednesday afternoon its slow trudge westward along the Gulf Coast, where conditions have prevented it from strengthening
-
6mCity board gives Stella Cziment four more years as independent police monitor
The unanimous vote to reappoint Cziment came after a monthslong national search that produced two challengers for the role she has held since 2021.
-
11mHe was sentenced to life imprisonment at 17. Now, he shares his story to help other youths
Since his release from prison in 2018, Louis Gibson has worked as a reentry specialist with the Parole Project and youth advocate, committed to helping those within the system turn their lives around and prepare for life on the outside.