How Imprisoned People Forced to Pick Cotton Got ‘Prison Slavery’ Bans on the Ballot On Election Day, voters in Alabama, Louisiana, Oregon, Tennessee, and Vermont will decide whether to close loopholes in their state constitutions allowing the forced labor of incarcerated people. Bryce Covert
Louisiana Wants to Jail Kids at Angola Prison’s Old Death Row An upcoming court ruling could decide the fate of a plan to detain “problematic youth” at a facility that previously housed prisoners awaiting execution. Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg
The Dissenter Former Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Bernette Johnson’s fiery dissents on mass incarceration and sentencing in America’s most carceral state garnered international attention. But the rise of the first Black woman on the court was characterized by one battle after another with the Deep South’s white power structure. Elon Green
Louisiana’s Data On Coronavirus Infections Among Prisoners Is Troubled And Lacks Transparency The state is sending virus-positive people to Angola prison—but those numbers aren’t reported on the Department of Corrections website. Jerry Iannelli
Louisiana Prisoners Held In Notorious Isolation Unit Are Facing A ‘Slow-Moving Disaster’ Criminal justice advocates have called Camp J at the Louisiana State Penitentiary ‘a dungeon.’ Now it’s housing prisoners who have been diagnosed with COVID-19. Victoria Law
Report From Inside Angola Prison Paints A Troubling Picture As Coronavirus Grips Louisiana 'We are still packed in like sardines,' writes Fate Winslow, who's serving a life sentence. 'The prison doesn't supply anything for us.' Tana Ganeva
Confession Throws Prison Uprising Trials Into Chaos A judge excluded a confession that exonerated defendants in one trial related to a Delaware prison uprising, but a pair of defendants were nonetheless acquitted, promising further problems for prosecutors. Ella Fassler
The Appeal Podcast: Neglect and Abuse in Our Prison Healthcare System With Mercedes Montagnes of the Promise of Justice Initiative. Adam H. Johnson
At Angola Prison, ‘People Are Suffering. People Are Dying’ Trial begins in class action suit alleging medical neglect by Louisiana State Penitentiary. Jessica Pishko
Angola Prisoner Says He Was Punished For Organizing Against ‘Slavery’ Ronald Brooks was helping plan a prison strike when he was abruptly transferred to a new prison hours away. Bryce Covert
Louisiana Prisoners Demand an End to ‘Modern-day Slavery’ People incarcerated at Angola want opportunities for education instead of hard labor in the fields. Bryce Covert
