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Louisiana could spend $82 million more on prisons as inmate population grows

The number of inmates in state custody has gone up by about 2,000 in the two years since the Louisiana Legislature passed a ...

Inmate stabbed to death at Louisiana State Penitentiary

According to the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, 35-year-old Jonathan Robertson was stabbed to death.
The Lens

Corrections costs surge two years after Landry and lawmakers vote to keep people in prison longer

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry’s tough-on-crime laws are driving an $82 million surge in prison spending, as longer sentences increase incarceration and health care costs.
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Inmate death at Louisiana State Penitentiary under investigation

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BATON ROUGE, LA (BRPROUD) – Louisiana ...

Louisiana Department of Corrections addresses inmate deaths, drugs at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center

Louisiana state officials addressed rising concerns at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center following a series of deaths at the ...