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A 5th Circuit ruling highlights the tragicomic miscalculations that routinely keep Louisiana prisoners behind bars after they complete their sentences.
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Pexels.com The U.S. Justice Department has launched a probe into practices within the Louisiana Department of Corrections that critics say have kept inmates behind bars long past their release dates. The Special Litigation Section of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division is conducting the statewide probe into prisoner release procedures, according to a Dec. 3 news release. Federal officials have not reached any conclusions about Louisiana prison practices, the news release said, but compliance with the federal Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA) will be examined by investigators. “The department has conducted CRIPA investigations of many correctional systems, and where violations have been found, the resulting settlement agreements have led to important reforms,” the Justice Department’s statement said.