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My Brother Was Wrongfully Convicted for Murder. 20 Years Later, So Was My Son.

Although it was a coincidence, I knew it wasn’t a mistake. What Louisiana was doing to men like my brother Elvis and my son Cedric was intentional.

Life Inside • 05.12.2023

‘The Only Way We Get Out of There Is in a Pine Box’

Elderly, ailing and expensive, lifetime prisoners cost Louisiana taxpayers millions a year.

Feature • 12.17.2021

A Filthy New Orleans Jail Made My Son Sick. The ‘Cruel and Unusual’ Medical Treatment at Angola Prison Killed Him.

This spring, a judge ruled that the healthcare at the Louisiana State Penitentiary violated prisoners’ Eighth Amendment rights. Lois Ratcliff tells the horrifying story of her son Farrell’s decline and death.

Life Inside • 07.29.2021

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