News & CommentarySubscribe to our newsletter and never miss an update. Subscribe Strategic Defense Litigation Guest User 6/23/20 Strategic Defense Litigation Guest User 6/23/20 After a Long Struggle, Henri Lyles Sentenced to Only 12 Years from Life Without Parole: A Victory Against Louisiana’s Draconian Sentencing Regime Read More Community Building Guest User 6/15/20 Community Building Guest User 6/15/20 Louisiana Governor vetoes House Bill 197 Read More Organizing and Advocacy, Community Building Guest User 6/4/20 Organizing and Advocacy, Community Building Guest User 6/4/20 PJI Statement on Acts of Police Violence Against New Orleans Protesters Read More Organizing and Advocacy, Prison Conditions, Civil Rights Impact Litigation Guest User 5/22/20 Organizing and Advocacy, Prison Conditions, Civil Rights Impact Litigation Guest User 5/22/20 PJI on the Mississippi Department of Corrections Hiring of Burl Cain Read More COVID-19 Response, Prison Conditions, Civil Rights Impact Litigation Guest User 5/14/20 COVID-19 Response, Prison Conditions, Civil Rights Impact Litigation Guest User 5/14/20 Class Action Lawsuit Filed to Release Children from Louisiana’s Dangerous Juvenile Correctional Facilities Amidst Pandemic Read More Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 5/8/20 Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 5/8/20 Governor Edwards Urged to Sign Commutations and Save Lives Waiting on His Signature Read More Jim Crow Juries Guest User 5/7/20 Jim Crow Juries Guest User 5/7/20 Nine Petitions Filed by PJI on Behalf of Louisianans Denied Their Day in Court Read More Jim Crow Juries Guest User 4/20/20 Jim Crow Juries Guest User 4/20/20 U.S. Supreme Court Issues Historic Ruling, Brings Hope to Thousands in Louisiana Convicted by Non-Unanimous Juries Read More COVID-19 Response, Civil Rights Impact Litigation, Prison Conditions Guest User 4/16/20 COVID-19 Response, Civil Rights Impact Litigation, Prison Conditions Guest User 4/16/20 Suit Filed Against Bureaucratic Incompetence Preventing On-Time Release of Inmates Amidst Pandemic Read More COVID-19 Response, Civil Rights Impact Litigation, Prison Conditions Guest User 4/14/20 COVID-19 Response, Civil Rights Impact Litigation, Prison Conditions Guest User 4/14/20 PJI and SPLC File Lawsuit Challenging Dangerous Plan to Move State’s COVID-Positive Incarcerated People to Angola Read More COVID-19 Response, Organizing and Advocacy, Prison Conditions Guest User 4/10/20 COVID-19 Response, Organizing and Advocacy, Prison Conditions Guest User 4/10/20 PJI Joins Civil Rights Organizations to Demand Southern Officials Protect the Health and Safety of Incarcerated People from COVID-19 Pandemic Read More COVID-19 Response, Organizing and Advocacy, Prison Conditions Guest User 4/9/20 COVID-19 Response, Organizing and Advocacy, Prison Conditions Guest User 4/9/20 Faith Leaders Across Louisiana Urge Governor to Use Emergency Powers for Release of Detainees Read More COVID-19 Response, Prison Conditions Guest User 4/2/20 COVID-19 Response, Prison Conditions Guest User 4/2/20 LA Supreme Court Chief Justice Bernette J. Johnson Provides Guidance to District Judges on How to Reduce Jail and Prison Population During Outbreak Read More COVID-19 Response, Civil Rights Impact Litigation, Prison Conditions Guest User 3/31/20 COVID-19 Response, Civil Rights Impact Litigation, Prison Conditions Guest User 3/31/20 PJI Files for Temporary Restraining Order Asking Court to Immediately Prevent Statewide Transfer of COVID-19 Inmates to Ill Equipped Prison Read More COVID-19 Response, Prison Conditions, Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 3/19/20 COVID-19 Response, Prison Conditions, Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 3/19/20 PJI Joins the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison Reform Coalition Letter Urging Better Standards of Care and Release Read More COVID-19 Response, Prison Conditions, Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 3/18/20 COVID-19 Response, Prison Conditions, Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 3/18/20 PJI Joins OPPRC letter asking for Immediate Release of Orleans Parish Prison’s High Risk Inmates Read More COVID-19 Response, Prison Conditions, Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 3/16/20 COVID-19 Response, Prison Conditions, Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 3/16/20 Outbreak of Covid-19 in Prisons and Jails Read More Strategic Defense Litigation Guest User 1/24/20 Strategic Defense Litigation Guest User 1/24/20 Veteran Challenges Life Sentence for Selling $30 Worth of Marijuana Read More Death Penalty, Organizing and Advocacy, Community Building Guest User 1/21/20 Death Penalty, Organizing and Advocacy, Community Building Guest User 1/21/20 Consulate General of France and Sister Helen Prejean Join PJI in the Human Rights Effort to End the Death Penalty in Louisiana Read More Death Penalty, Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 1/15/20 Death Penalty, Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 1/15/20 Statewide Vigil Recognizing 10 Years Without Executions in Louisiana Read More Newer Posts Older Posts
Strategic Defense Litigation Guest User 6/23/20 Strategic Defense Litigation Guest User 6/23/20 After a Long Struggle, Henri Lyles Sentenced to Only 12 Years from Life Without Parole: A Victory Against Louisiana’s Draconian Sentencing Regime Read More
Community Building Guest User 6/15/20 Community Building Guest User 6/15/20 Louisiana Governor vetoes House Bill 197 Read More
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Organizing and Advocacy, Prison Conditions, Civil Rights Impact Litigation Guest User 5/22/20 Organizing and Advocacy, Prison Conditions, Civil Rights Impact Litigation Guest User 5/22/20 PJI on the Mississippi Department of Corrections Hiring of Burl Cain Read More
COVID-19 Response, Prison Conditions, Civil Rights Impact Litigation Guest User 5/14/20 COVID-19 Response, Prison Conditions, Civil Rights Impact Litigation Guest User 5/14/20 Class Action Lawsuit Filed to Release Children from Louisiana’s Dangerous Juvenile Correctional Facilities Amidst Pandemic Read More
Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 5/8/20 Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 5/8/20 Governor Edwards Urged to Sign Commutations and Save Lives Waiting on His Signature Read More
Jim Crow Juries Guest User 5/7/20 Jim Crow Juries Guest User 5/7/20 Nine Petitions Filed by PJI on Behalf of Louisianans Denied Their Day in Court Read More
Jim Crow Juries Guest User 4/20/20 Jim Crow Juries Guest User 4/20/20 U.S. Supreme Court Issues Historic Ruling, Brings Hope to Thousands in Louisiana Convicted by Non-Unanimous Juries Read More
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COVID-19 Response, Civil Rights Impact Litigation, Prison Conditions Guest User 4/14/20 COVID-19 Response, Civil Rights Impact Litigation, Prison Conditions Guest User 4/14/20 PJI and SPLC File Lawsuit Challenging Dangerous Plan to Move State’s COVID-Positive Incarcerated People to Angola Read More
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COVID-19 Response, Organizing and Advocacy, Prison Conditions Guest User 4/9/20 COVID-19 Response, Organizing and Advocacy, Prison Conditions Guest User 4/9/20 Faith Leaders Across Louisiana Urge Governor to Use Emergency Powers for Release of Detainees Read More
COVID-19 Response, Prison Conditions Guest User 4/2/20 COVID-19 Response, Prison Conditions Guest User 4/2/20 LA Supreme Court Chief Justice Bernette J. Johnson Provides Guidance to District Judges on How to Reduce Jail and Prison Population During Outbreak Read More
COVID-19 Response, Civil Rights Impact Litigation, Prison Conditions Guest User 3/31/20 COVID-19 Response, Civil Rights Impact Litigation, Prison Conditions Guest User 3/31/20 PJI Files for Temporary Restraining Order Asking Court to Immediately Prevent Statewide Transfer of COVID-19 Inmates to Ill Equipped Prison Read More
COVID-19 Response, Prison Conditions, Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 3/19/20 COVID-19 Response, Prison Conditions, Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 3/19/20 PJI Joins the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison Reform Coalition Letter Urging Better Standards of Care and Release Read More
COVID-19 Response, Prison Conditions, Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 3/18/20 COVID-19 Response, Prison Conditions, Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 3/18/20 PJI Joins OPPRC letter asking for Immediate Release of Orleans Parish Prison’s High Risk Inmates Read More
COVID-19 Response, Prison Conditions, Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 3/16/20 COVID-19 Response, Prison Conditions, Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 3/16/20 Outbreak of Covid-19 in Prisons and Jails Read More
Strategic Defense Litigation Guest User 1/24/20 Strategic Defense Litigation Guest User 1/24/20 Veteran Challenges Life Sentence for Selling $30 Worth of Marijuana Read More
Death Penalty, Organizing and Advocacy, Community Building Guest User 1/21/20 Death Penalty, Organizing and Advocacy, Community Building Guest User 1/21/20 Consulate General of France and Sister Helen Prejean Join PJI in the Human Rights Effort to End the Death Penalty in Louisiana Read More
Death Penalty, Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 1/15/20 Death Penalty, Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 1/15/20 Statewide Vigil Recognizing 10 Years Without Executions in Louisiana Read More
