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’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
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
