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Louisiana is sending youth to Angola prison, which experts say could violate federal law
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTeens from the Bridge City Center for Youth will be held in their own building in the Louisiana...
Judge approves ‘untenable’ plan to house child inmates in Louisiana’s notorious Angola prison death...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA federal judge has approved the state of Louisiana’s plan to move troubled juvenile prisoners to...
Louisiana youths held at adult prison's old death row suffer heat, isolation, advocates say
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJuveniles held in a former death row building at a Louisiana prison for adults are suffering through...
Angola's death row is haunted by its past and purpose. It shouldn't be housing kids.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 9 months agoLouisiana’s leaders have decided that Angola, the institution where it imprisons those convicted of...
Children held at former Death Row prison in 133F heat with no AC and limited water in Louisiana
The Independent via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA number of children were locked in a former death row prison in Louisiana in extreme heat with no...
We’re Putting Kids in Maximum-Security Prisons. In America.
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPhoto Illustration by Erin O’Flynn/The Daily Beast/GettyLouisiana has done it. They have moved young...
Louisiana youth locked in solitary confinement despite 132-degree temperatures: ‘They have to hold...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe safeguarding of youth at a Louisiana penitentiary has been called into question after statements...
Reactions to the Louisiana Supreme Court ruling on Jim Crow Jury verdicts: 'a grave misstep'
Shreveport Times | The Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn Oct. 21, the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled in the case of Reddick v. Louisiana denying some 1,500...
He Escaped From a Chain Gang, Charmed His Way out of Prison, and Was Immortalized in Music History:...
Guitar Player via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLead Belly playin 12-string acoustic guitar Lead Belly was born Huddie Ledbetter in 1885 in...
The story behind why Louisiana voted against a ban on slavery
Daily Comet via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLouisiana voters struck down an amendment to its constitution Nov. 8 that would have prohibited...