News & CommentarySubscribe to our newsletter and never miss an update. Subscribe Forced Labor Matt Bailey 3/26/25 Forced Labor Matt Bailey 3/26/25 Incarcerated Men Ask Court for Heat Protections for Forced Field Work Read More Death Penalty Matt Bailey 3/18/25 Death Penalty Matt Bailey 3/18/25 PJI Statement on Jessie Hoffman’s Execution Read More Death Penalty Matt Bailey 3/18/25 Death Penalty Matt Bailey 3/18/25 State of Louisiana Kills Jessie Hoffman By Suffocating Him with Nitrogen Gas Read More Death Penalty Matt Bailey 3/17/25 Death Penalty Matt Bailey 3/17/25 Jessie Hoffman: The Man Louisiana Wants to Kill Read More Death Penalty Matt Bailey 3/11/25 Death Penalty Matt Bailey 3/11/25 Federal judge halts nitrogen gassing execution of Jessie Hoffman Read More Death Penalty Matt Bailey 2/26/25 Death Penalty Matt Bailey 2/26/25 New Challenge Filed on Louisiana’s Untested Execution Protocol Read More Death Penalty Matt Bailey 2/23/25 Death Penalty Matt Bailey 2/23/25 RIP Mr. Sepulvado: The fight for life and not death continues Read More Death Penalty Matt Bailey 2/21/25 Death Penalty Matt Bailey 2/21/25 Federal Judge Reopens Lawsuit on Louisiana’s Execution Protocol Read More Death Penalty Matt Bailey 2/10/25 Death Penalty Matt Bailey 2/10/25 Leaders Condemn Governor’s Plan to Start Executions by Gassing Read More End JIm Crow Juries Matt Bailey 2/5/25 End JIm Crow Juries Matt Bailey 2/5/25 Art Exhibit Spotlights Unconstitutional Convictions in Louisiana Read More Civil Rights Impact Litigation Matt Bailey 12/21/24 Civil Rights Impact Litigation Matt Bailey 12/21/24 Louisianans Illegally Kept in Prison Win Bolster from DOJ Lawsuit Read More Isabel Naquin 12/12/24 Isabel Naquin 12/12/24 Welcome Home to Our Clients 💚 Read More Isabel Naquin 10/31/24 Isabel Naquin 10/31/24 Ford Foundation and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP Host End Plantation Prisons Campaign Event in New York City Read More News, End JIm Crow Juries, Community Organizing Meetings Isabel Naquin 10/28/24 News, End JIm Crow Juries, Community Organizing Meetings Isabel Naquin 10/28/24 NEWS: SWLA community members discuss lasting impact of non-unanimous juries Read More Press Release, End Plantation Prisons, Civil Rights Impact Litigation Isabel Naquin 10/1/24 Press Release, End Plantation Prisons, Civil Rights Impact Litigation Isabel Naquin 10/1/24 Press Release: In Class Action Filing, Incarcerated Men Report Racism on Angola Prison’s “Farm Line” Read More Matt Bailey 9/30/24 Matt Bailey 9/30/24 PJI Joins Center for Constitutional Rights in Special Communication to the United Nations Read More News Isabel Naquin 8/19/24 News Isabel Naquin 8/19/24 From AP News: Federal judge reinforces order for heat protection for Louisiana inmates at prison farm Read More Isabel Naquin 8/1/24 Isabel Naquin 8/1/24 PJI Statement on New Post-Conviction Laws Read More News, VOTE v. LeBlanc, Civil Rights Impact Litigation, End Plantation Prisons, Forced Labor Isabel Naquin 7/25/24 News, VOTE v. LeBlanc, Civil Rights Impact Litigation, End Plantation Prisons, Forced Labor Isabel Naquin 7/25/24 From AP News: Incarcerated Men Fight Against Working Conditions on the Farm Line at Angola Prison Read More Civil Rights Impact Litigation, News Isabel Naquin 7/25/24 Civil Rights Impact Litigation, News Isabel Naquin 7/25/24 A Judge Ruled a Louisiana Prison’s Health Care System Has Failed Inmates for Decades. A Federal Law Could Block Reforms. Read More Older Posts
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