Although there is substantial bipartisan support for the legislation, several legislators and groups object to reforms that have already been shown to successful at the state level.
Reentry programs are pathways to redemption
In a recent article, Grace Toohey, criminal justice reporter for The Advocate in Baton Rouge penned these words regarding a new reentry program instituted at one of Louisiana’s larger state prison facilities: “In less than six months, one of the most dangerous and dreaded dormitories at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in St. Gabriel has become one...