News and Awards
December 22, 2021
The newsroom adds an engagement reporter and multimedia editor.
Analysis
December 21
From police use of force to life without parole to troubling prison conditions, our reporters told groundbreaking stories this year.
Feature
December 17
Elderly, ailing and expensive, lifetime prisoners cost Louisiana taxpayers millions a year.
Life Inside
December 16
A software change in my prison-issued electronic tablet ate up my drafts and eliminated basic writing tools. That may sound minor, but try sending a poem to your kid without line breaks.
Feature
December 16
An expansive definition of murder in Louisiana leaves many behind bars forever.
Feature
December 15
Immigrants put seafood on America’s tables. But many have been shut out of pandemic aid — and so have their U.S. citizen children.
News and Awards
December 13
New role will help drive expansion of local and regional news teams
Life Inside
December 9
A workplace injury derailed Alfonso Cobb’s progress, but the Arkansas wood factory worker is still holding on to his freedom dreams.
Coronavirus
December 8
As COVID-19 spread earlier this year, prison facilities across the country suspended visits from family and lawyers. Several months into the pandemic, some states are easing those restrictions. We’re rounding up the changes as they occur.
Feature
December 2
How an Alabama teen sought justice after a violent police encounter upended her life.