While Louisiana stands out as a hotbed for reversed convictions, the state hasn't disciplined a prosecutor for withholding ...

An unusual misconduct complaint lodged last month against a former New Orleans prosecutor has a broader target in mind, in a peculiarity of Louisiana justice. A state that stands out as a hotbed ...

Two Greeley men were recently apprehended outside a federal penitentiary in Louisiana before they could carry out a plan to ...

A federal judge has reopened a lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s execution protocol as the state prepares to carry out the death penalty using nitrogen gas in the coming weeks.

Two Colorado men were recently apprehended outside a federal penitentiary in Louisiana before they could carry out a plan to ...

Louisiana senators are pressing state officials for information about the leadership of a controversial juvenile justice ...

In 1956, the Legislature moved all executions to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, according to the prison's website. But in 1972, a U.S. Supreme Court ruling known as Gregg v.

LINCOLN COUNTY, S.D. (South Dakota News Watch) - South Dakota’s four-year process to address the state’s correctional needs evolved into a plan to build a new men’s prison on 160 acres of ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana will seek to resume carrying out death sentences in the coming months after a 15-year pause, this time using nitrogen gas as the execution method, the state's ...

She became the only woman in the state to run a county penitentiary that day when she was sworn in at a ceremony at the Jamesville Correctional Facility. If you purchase a product or register for ...

(WBAY) - Governor Evers announced on Sunday a $500 million plan for the Department of Corrections that includes ... Institution turned into a state-of-the-art medium security, vocational village ...