District Court Tests Pilot Program Letting Violent Offenders Pre-Schedule Their Next Release
Baton Rouge courts are rolling out a new pilot program aimed at efficiency, and critics say it may be the most honest acknowledgment yet of how predictable the system has become.
Louisiana Lawmakers Learn Most 13-Year-Olds Do Not Own Government-Issued Identification
A federal judge reminded Louisiana lawmakers that children are, legally and practically, children, ending a social media law that required 13-year-olds to present IDs they do not have.
New Ankle Monitor Company for BR Courts Promises to at least Pretend to Monitor Defendants
Baton Rouge courts have hired a new ankle monitor provider with a refreshingly honest motto: “We’ll at least act like we’re trying.”