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A federal judge on Friday, Sept. 8, ruled that the state of Louisiana can't keep minors at Angola. Chief U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick ordered the state to remove minors being held at Louisiana State Penitentiary by Friday, Sept. 15.
Population numbers from the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections show a drop from 2,345 women incarcerated in 2013 to 1,220 in 2021.
In 2018, WWL-TV profiled Laura Eugene’s case. The Louisiana Supreme Court had issued a landmark ruling in State of Louisiana v. Catina Curley.
Lawmakers said hundreds would be released thanks to the Joe Coleman Medical Release Act. But so far, just 52 have gotten out.
MOUNT DESERT — For the second consecutive year, Healthy Acadia, Impact Justice and College of the Atlantic are teaming up to highlight and garner support for local food justice projects