Sunday, May 27, 2012

Louisiana prisons

  • More than 50 percent of Louisiana's inmates are in local prisons, which is more than any other state. The next highest state is Kentucky at 33 percent. The national average is 5 percent.
  • (New York Times)
  • BATON ROUGE -- Three state prisons could close, sending 2,700 inmates to local jails and another 940 to other state institutions because of cuts now included in the Louisianas budget, corrections officials told the Senate Finance Committee Monday.
  • (nola.com)
  • The standard issue for male inmates in state prisons, according to Pam Laborde, spokeswoman for the Louisiana Department of Corrections: Three pairs of blue denim pants. Three blue chambray shirts. Five undershirts. Five undershorts. Five pairs of socks.
  • (Lake Charles American Press)
  • "Last week, the paper published a remarkable eight-part series on the state of Louisiana prisons, which was helmed by reporter Cindy Chang and graphic artist Ryan Smith, among others," wrote Kevin Allman.
  • (Forbes)
  • Louisianas incarceration rate is nearly triple Irans, seven times Chinas and 10 times Germanys.
  • (OpEdNews.com)
  • Current TV host Ana Kasparian explained why Louisiana's incarceration rate is the highest in the U.S., triple the rate in Iran, seven times greater than in China and 10 times more than Germany's (video below).
  • (Opposing Views)
  • Corrections Corporation of America sent its Special Operations response teams; sheriffs departments from Mississippi and Louisiana assisted.
  • (USA Today)
  • Later in the column, he calls Louisianas system, which relies on local sheriffs to house inmates in for-profit prisons, completely backward.
  • (Bayou Buzz)
  • Lil Boosie is currently serving an 8-year prison sentence for attempting to sneak drugs into two Louisiana State prisons … but that's nothing compared to life in prison.
  • (AllUrbanGossip)

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