U.S. finds Louisiana deliberately kept inmates past release date

Louisiana "routinely" keeps inmates in custody past release dates, Justice Department finds

Nearly 27% of people were held past their release dates during one three-month period, the investigation found, and of those, about a quarter were held for three months.

Louisiana keeps over a quarter of inmates detained past their release dates, DOJ investigation finds

A DOJ investigation shows Louisiana incarcerates 26.8 percent of inmates past their release dates, violating inmates' 14th Amendment rights.

Nearly 27% of Louisiana state inmates are held beyond their release dates, US Justice Department says

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Louisiana keeps inmates in jail after their release dates

An investigation conducted by the Department of Justice found that Louisiana keeps inmates in prison beyond their release dates, in violation of the Constitution

DOJ says Louisiana prisons hold inmates beyond their release dates

The Department of Justice (DOJ) said that there is reasonable cause to believe that prisons across the state of Louisiana hold their inmates beyond their release dates.  In a news release, the DOJ said it found that the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (LDOC) denied individuals’ due process rights to a timely release…

DOJ Says Louisiana Holding Nearly 30 Percent of Prison Inmates Beyond Release Dates, Violating Rights

There is "reasonable cause" to believe that the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (LDOC) routinely holds ...