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Louisiana prisoner suit claims they’re forced to endure dangerous conditions at Angola prison farm
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 8 months agoMen incarcerated at Louisiana State Penitentiary filed a class-action lawsuit Saturday, contending...
Death and redemption in an American prison
Colorado Newsline via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThis story originally appeared in KFF Health News. Steven Garner doesn’t like to talk about the day that changed his life. A New Orleans barroom...
OSP warden awaits engineering reports for prison rodeo arena
McAlester News-Capital, Okla. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 12—Oklahoma State Penitentiary Warden Jim Farris says work is ongoing to bring back the Prison Rodeo. It may not be happening as quick as he hoped, but progress is still underway on the ...
Louisiana Passes A Bill That Could Free Some ‘10/6 Lifers’
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOnce signed into law, the bill would give parole eligibility to some of Louisiana’s elderly...
Grego House Bill, mayor's letter continue drive for OSP Rodeo return
McAlester News-Capital, Okla. via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFeb. 24—Action to return the Oklahoma State Penitentiary Prison Rodeo continues to gain traction, with hope for the rodeo's return in 2025. Plans are for a State House Committee to hear House ...
Can religious programs change prison environments? Pepperdine studies Parchman for answers
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 month agoA yearslong study of Parchman and other Mississippi prisons will help Pepperdine Univeristy research...
How Doc Filmmaker Liz Garbus Became So Sought-After (Even Harry and Meghan Came Calling)
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTwenty-five years ago, Liz Garbus pulled out her Cover Girl compact at the Oscars just before the...