University of California - Riverside
Harsh prison sentences for juvenile crimes do not reduce the probability of conviction for violent crimes as an adult, and actually increase the propensity for conviction of drug-related crimes, finds a new study by economists at UC Riverside and the University of Louisiana. Harsh juvenile sentences do reduce the likelihood of conviction for property crimes as an adult. But the increase in drug-related crimes cancels out any benefit harsh sentences might offer, researchers found.
“Juvenile incarceration is a double-edged sword which deters future property crimes but makes drug convictions more likely in adulthood. Thus, it’s hard to make firm policy recommendations about sentencing,” said first author Ozkan Eren, a professor of economics at UC Riverside. “That said, reducing time spent in prison combined with incorporating better rehabilitation programs into nonincarceration punishment may produce welfare-improving outcomes for convicted
4 Angola corrections officers accused of using excessive force on inmate in alleged cover-up
4 Angola guards arrested for accusations of excessive use of force, cover up By WAFB Staff | April 19, 2021 at 4:38 PM CDT - Updated April 19 at 6:19 PM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Four corrections at Louisiana State Penitentiary have been accused of allegedly using excessive force on an inmate and covering the incident up, according to the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (DOC).
Major Karla Williams, 44, of Baton Rouge, Captain Enrico George, 32, Woodville, Miss., Captain Roy J. Favre, III, 58, of Port Allen, and MSgt. Jeffery Hall, 48, of Gloster, Miss., were each booked into the West Feliciana Parish on Monday, April 19 on the charge of malfeasance in office.
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On February 13, men being held in one of the solitary confinement wards at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola were discussing how to get out from under their miserably austere physical conditions. These included broken lights in their cells, no underwear, a single blanket and inadequate heating in record cold temperatures for northern Louisiana. The men also experienced brutal psychological conditions, including no time outside in the yard at all and only limited time out in the hall where they may or may not be lucky enough to make it into the shower in the 15 minutes allotted to them.
Theyâd been isolated, under-stimulated, living in semi-darkness. They were at the end of their emotional tether. They rejected the only available official route for individuals to resolve grievances within the Louisiana Department of Corrections (LADOC), the Administrative Remedy Procedure, because while officially it can take up to 90 days for a determination, practically it often takes
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U.S. Attorney s Office for the Middle District of Louisiana issued the following announcement on Feb. 18.
United States Attorney Brandon J. Fremin announced that he has submitted his resignation as United States Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana, effective February 28, 2021. Mr. Fremin was appointed by President Donald J. Trump to the position of United States Attorney in February 2018.
U.S. Attorney Fremin stated, “Serving our nation, our state, and our community as the United States Attorney has been the highest honor of my career as a prosecutor. I will always remain grateful for being entrusted with the awesome responsibility of leading an office of the highest caliber attorneys and support staff, who have earned a great reputation for fairness, diligence, and honesty in the pursuit of justice. The success of the office belongs to them, and they have my admiration and respect. I also wish to thank our many law enforcement partners on the local, state,