Our Perspective on Louisiana’s 2024 Crime Special Session
The Louisiana Legislature’s 2024 special session on crime enacted some significant changes to parole, sentencing, and other criminal justice laws.
March 26, 2024
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The Louisiana Legislature’s 2024 special session on crime enacted some significant changes to parole, sentencing, and other criminal justice laws.
WALTERWalter was 16 when he was given a life sentence. He spent 43 years in prison before receiving his second
As we move into 2024, we reflect on the work of the past year and celebrate the lives changed, families restored,
DeidreDEIDRE, 49, spent almost half of her life in prison. She earned a second chance 23 years later, when her
Gilbert is the 500th client Parole Project has brought home. After serving 43 years of a life sentence, he was
Prior to August 2021, Parole Project did not have a staff social worker. But seeing the need to expand services
RandolphRANDOLPH spent 22 years in prison. During that time, he earned his high school equivalency degree and a vocational degree.
Parole Project, with funding from the Huey and Angelina Wilson Foundation, created the Restoration Project earlier this year with the dual goals of revitalizing a Baton Rouge neighborhood and clearing a path to homeownership for highly motivated, formerly incarcerated people.
On Wednesday, May 10, we welcomed Stacy home as he became the 400th Parole Project client released since 2016.
As we enter a new year, we want to share and reflect on our growth during 2023. There were several remarkable milestones, but we want to highlight a few exceptional takeaways from 2022.
WALTER, nicknamed “Sonny,” is a 10/6 lifer and Parole Project’s 350th client. He received his second chance after more than
On November 3, Governor John Bel Edwards met with criminal justice reform advocates, stakeholders, beneficiaries of reform, and community leaders