News & CommentarySubscribe to our newsletter and never miss an update. Subscribe Civil Rights Impact Litigation, Prison Conditions Guest User 1/11/21 Civil Rights Impact Litigation, Prison Conditions Guest User 1/11/21 Department of Justice launches investigation into overdetention in Louisiana as a result of PJI lawsuit Read More COVID-19 Response, Prison Conditions, Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 12/18/20 COVID-19 Response, Prison Conditions, Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 12/18/20 Medical Community Urges Governor to Release Vulnerable Incarcerated Population as COVID Cases Climb Read More COVID-19 Response, Prison Conditions, Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 12/14/20 COVID-19 Response, Prison Conditions, Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 12/14/20 Report Finds Gross Misconduct by Officials during COVID-19 Continues to Endanger Lives of Incarcerated in Louisiana Read More Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 12/9/20 Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 12/9/20 Help us bring our incarcerated friends and family home for the holidays Read More Jim Crow Juries Guest User 11/18/20 Jim Crow Juries Guest User 11/18/20 New Report: 80% of People Still Imprisoned Due to Jim Crow Jury Verdicts are Black, Most Are Serving Life Sentences Read More Jim Crow Juries Guest User 10/19/20 Jim Crow Juries Guest User 10/19/20 Domestic Violence Victim Convicted By a Jim Crow Jury is Granted Parole Read More Jim Crow Juries Guest User 10/5/20 Jim Crow Juries Guest User 10/5/20 VICTORY: US Supreme Court Orders Lower Courts to Reconsider Three Jim Crow Jury Convictions Read More Jim Crow Juries, Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 9/24/20 Jim Crow Juries, Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 9/24/20 Three Candidates Vying For Orleans District Attorney Vow to Review Jim Crow Jury Convictions Read More Death Penalty Guest User 9/21/20 Death Penalty Guest User 9/21/20 PJI files amicus brief on behalf of two jurors from Alabama whose votes were overridden by judge Read More COVID-19 Response, Prison Conditions, Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 9/14/20 COVID-19 Response, Prison Conditions, Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 9/14/20 COVID Cases in Louisiana State Prisons Surpass 2,000; Double in Less than One Month Read More Jim Crow Juries Guest User 9/2/20 Jim Crow Juries Guest User 9/2/20 Promise of Justice Initiative Asks U.S. Supreme Court to take Case of Minor Convicted by Non-Unanimous Jury Read More Jim Crow Juries Guest User 8/20/20 Jim Crow Juries Guest User 8/20/20 From Jim Crow to Life Without Parole: PJI Releases New Video on Origins and Impact of Jim Crow Juries Read More Strategic Defense Litigation Guest User 8/18/20 Strategic Defense Litigation Guest User 8/18/20 Derek Harris Freed Read More COVID-19 Response, Organizing and Advocacy, Prison Conditions Guest User 8/17/20 COVID-19 Response, Organizing and Advocacy, Prison Conditions Guest User 8/17/20 Louisiana DOC Reaches Grim COVID Milestone with Cases Still Climbing Read More Strategic Defense Litigation Guest User 8/14/20 Strategic Defense Litigation Guest User 8/14/20 Despite Resentencing, Derek Harris Remains Incarcerated Read More Strategic Defense Litigation Guest User 8/6/20 Strategic Defense Litigation Guest User 8/6/20 Derek Harris Will Walk Free After Life Without Parole Sentence Reduced in Landmark Case Read More Jim Crow Juries Guest User 7/22/20 Jim Crow Juries Guest User 7/22/20 Promise of Justice Initiative Announces Milestone in Campaign to Restore Justice to Louisianans Still Imprisoned by Jim Crow Jury Convictions Read More COVID-19 Response, Organizing and Advocacy, Prison Conditions Guest User 7/9/20 COVID-19 Response, Organizing and Advocacy, Prison Conditions Guest User 7/9/20 Governor’s Task Force Report Offers Clear Recommendations to Address Spread of COVID-19 in Detention Facilities: “There is no public safety without public health.” Read More Strategic Defense Litigation Guest User 7/9/20 Strategic Defense Litigation Guest User 7/9/20 Louisiana Supreme Court Delivers Landmark Ruling for Veteran Convicted of Life Without Parole for $30 of Marijuana Read More Prison Conditions, Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 7/8/20 Prison Conditions, Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 7/8/20 The Promise of Justice Initiative Demands Launch of Federal Investigation into Violent, Corrupt Jefferson Davis Parish Law Enforcement Read More Newer Posts Older Posts
Civil Rights Impact Litigation, Prison Conditions Guest User 1/11/21 Civil Rights Impact Litigation, Prison Conditions Guest User 1/11/21 Department of Justice launches investigation into overdetention in Louisiana as a result of PJI lawsuit Read More
COVID-19 Response, Prison Conditions, Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 12/18/20 COVID-19 Response, Prison Conditions, Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 12/18/20 Medical Community Urges Governor to Release Vulnerable Incarcerated Population as COVID Cases Climb Read More
COVID-19 Response, Prison Conditions, Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 12/14/20 COVID-19 Response, Prison Conditions, Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 12/14/20 Report Finds Gross Misconduct by Officials during COVID-19 Continues to Endanger Lives of Incarcerated in Louisiana Read More
Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 12/9/20 Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 12/9/20 Help us bring our incarcerated friends and family home for the holidays Read More
Jim Crow Juries Guest User 11/18/20 Jim Crow Juries Guest User 11/18/20 New Report: 80% of People Still Imprisoned Due to Jim Crow Jury Verdicts are Black, Most Are Serving Life Sentences Read More
Jim Crow Juries Guest User 10/19/20 Jim Crow Juries Guest User 10/19/20 Domestic Violence Victim Convicted By a Jim Crow Jury is Granted Parole Read More
Jim Crow Juries Guest User 10/5/20 Jim Crow Juries Guest User 10/5/20 VICTORY: US Supreme Court Orders Lower Courts to Reconsider Three Jim Crow Jury Convictions Read More
Jim Crow Juries, Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 9/24/20 Jim Crow Juries, Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 9/24/20 Three Candidates Vying For Orleans District Attorney Vow to Review Jim Crow Jury Convictions Read More
Death Penalty Guest User 9/21/20 Death Penalty Guest User 9/21/20 PJI files amicus brief on behalf of two jurors from Alabama whose votes were overridden by judge Read More
COVID-19 Response, Prison Conditions, Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 9/14/20 COVID-19 Response, Prison Conditions, Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 9/14/20 COVID Cases in Louisiana State Prisons Surpass 2,000; Double in Less than One Month Read More
Jim Crow Juries Guest User 9/2/20 Jim Crow Juries Guest User 9/2/20 Promise of Justice Initiative Asks U.S. Supreme Court to take Case of Minor Convicted by Non-Unanimous Jury Read More
Jim Crow Juries Guest User 8/20/20 Jim Crow Juries Guest User 8/20/20 From Jim Crow to Life Without Parole: PJI Releases New Video on Origins and Impact of Jim Crow Juries Read More
Strategic Defense Litigation Guest User 8/18/20 Strategic Defense Litigation Guest User 8/18/20 Derek Harris Freed Read More
COVID-19 Response, Organizing and Advocacy, Prison Conditions Guest User 8/17/20 COVID-19 Response, Organizing and Advocacy, Prison Conditions Guest User 8/17/20 Louisiana DOC Reaches Grim COVID Milestone with Cases Still Climbing Read More
Strategic Defense Litigation Guest User 8/14/20 Strategic Defense Litigation Guest User 8/14/20 Despite Resentencing, Derek Harris Remains Incarcerated Read More
Strategic Defense Litigation Guest User 8/6/20 Strategic Defense Litigation Guest User 8/6/20 Derek Harris Will Walk Free After Life Without Parole Sentence Reduced in Landmark Case Read More
Jim Crow Juries Guest User 7/22/20 Jim Crow Juries Guest User 7/22/20 Promise of Justice Initiative Announces Milestone in Campaign to Restore Justice to Louisianans Still Imprisoned by Jim Crow Jury Convictions Read More
COVID-19 Response, Organizing and Advocacy, Prison Conditions Guest User 7/9/20 COVID-19 Response, Organizing and Advocacy, Prison Conditions Guest User 7/9/20 Governor’s Task Force Report Offers Clear Recommendations to Address Spread of COVID-19 in Detention Facilities: “There is no public safety without public health.” Read More
Strategic Defense Litigation Guest User 7/9/20 Strategic Defense Litigation Guest User 7/9/20 Louisiana Supreme Court Delivers Landmark Ruling for Veteran Convicted of Life Without Parole for $30 of Marijuana Read More
Prison Conditions, Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 7/8/20 Prison Conditions, Organizing and Advocacy Guest User 7/8/20 The Promise of Justice Initiative Demands Launch of Federal Investigation into Violent, Corrupt Jefferson Davis Parish Law Enforcement Read More
