Louisiana Department of Corrections
Recent News About Louisiana Department of Corrections
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Louisiana officials defend multimillion-dollar price tag of fighting prisoner class action
The Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections is defending the estimated $2.9 million the state is spending to defend against a lawsuit alleging that confinement policies at a prison in Claiborne Parish violate the Eighth Amendment. -
Louisiana inmate's lawsuit against parole board dismissed, but case may be refiled
A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit brought by a 74-year-old Louisiana inmate who was granted parole in March but subsequently claimed to be the victim of retaliation by the state parole board over the press coverage his case generated.