Louisiana Continues Efforts to Reform Justice System (PEW Charitable Trusts Report)
Two years ago, Louisiana adopted landmark criminal justice reforms that have safely reduced the state’s correctional population.
November 19, 2019
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Two years ago, Louisiana adopted landmark criminal justice reforms that have safely reduced the state’s correctional population.
NBC’s Lester Holt travels to Angola State Penitentiary in a Dateline special, ‘Life Inside, highlighting the issue of mass incarceration in America and Louisiana’s criminal justice reform.
Of the 521 people released since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2012 that people sentenced to life without parole as children must be given a chance at freedom, most are concentrated in several states.
One year into Louisiana’s implementation of landmark criminal justice reforms, the
state no longer leads the nation in imprisonment and has earmarked millions of dollars
in savings for reinvestment into programs that reduce recidivism and support crime
victims.