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Renard Bridgewater 12/29/25 Renard Bridgewater 12/29/25

Incarcerated Men Forced to Work on Angola Prison’s Farm Line Win Class Certification

On 12/23/25, a federal judge certified a class action for incarcerated men at Angola Prison who are forced to perform punitive farm labor under extreme, unconstitutional and conditions that violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Matt Bailey 12/8/25 Matt Bailey 12/8/25

PJI Statement on Operation Swamp Sweep

"We are being terrorized. The policy is cruelty. The ideology is white supremacy."

Renard Bridgewater 10/31/25 Renard Bridgewater 10/31/25

Swastika Found on DA File Introduced into Court, Judge Grants Hearing for PJI Client Incarcerated for 45 Years

BREAKING NEWS: PJI Client, Lloyd Gray granted new hearing based on evidence presented of racial discrimination in Orleans Criminal Court!

Renard Bridgewater 8/28/25 Renard Bridgewater 8/28/25

From ProPublica: An Unconstitutional “Jim Crow Jury” Sent Him to Prison for Life. A New Law Aims to Keep Him There.

Read the story of Lloyd Gray, one of our clients and one of the many incarcerated men unconstitutionally convicted due to Louisiana's longstanding racist tactic of Jim Crow Juries.

Renard Bridgewater 5/24/25 Renard Bridgewater 5/24/25

Incarcerated Men Again Win Heat Protections for Forced Field Work

Yesterday, a federal judge granted a second temporary restraining order (TRO) against the Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety related to the operation of the “Farm Line” at Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola) during periods of extreme heat.