Julia O'Donoghue | November 21, 2017 | Children and the Law, Sentencing
New hearings for five prisoners sentenced for murder as juveniles could be so expensive for the Jefferson Parish Public Defenders Office that the agency could end up laying off attorneys. A state law that went into effect this year makes juveniles given life sentences...
Julia O'Donoghue | June 28, 2017 | Sentencing
Louisiana lawmakers approved a criminal justice system overhaul — one that advocates are calling historic — during the 2017 regular legislative session. We’ve broken down the package into three parts. This installment, the second, is about changes to...
