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‘Police brutality in jail is all too common,’ says criminal defense attorney

Civil rights and criminal defense attorney Meghan Matt said incarcerated people face harsh realities, including violence. However, it is not always from other incarcerated people.

Young People Say They’re Beaten and Maced at Adult Louisiana Jail

Louisiana moved detained children from the infamous Angola prison to an adult lockup in Jackson Parish. They say the abuse has continued.

A Former La. Mayor Was Killed Alongside Daughter. A Secret Video Shows Him Admitting He Sexually Abused Her (Exclusive)

Joe Cornelius Sr. was a beloved figure in Minden, La. His own daughter, Keisha Miles, and her children knew a different man behind closed doors.

Family of man killed by Savannah officer files wrongful death lawsuit

Filing says police, city lacked due diligence in hiring officer.

Ernest Ferguson Indicted for the Murder of Saudi Lee

Grand jury indicts Savannah policeman for 2022 murder of Saudi Lee

Former Savannah officer charged with murder after 2022 shooting death of Saudi Lee

Former Savannah police officer indicted by grand jury

Kevin Dukes found Not Guilty of murder

Kevin Dukes, accused of 2018 killing, found not guilty for second-degree murder

Accused of murder, leaving body in tarp, jury acquits Baton Rouge ex-auto shop owner

Baton Rouge man accused of killing, dumping body in 2018 found not guilty

New Orleans staged-crash scheme may not be dead even after killing of federal witness, feds say

"But Harris’ attorney, Christopher Murell, argued Wednesday that federal prosecutors had yet to show how any of those seized records related to a bogus wreck or Harris’ alleged connection to Garrison’s murder."

New Orleans man wrongfully convicted for 36 years wins compensation

Louisiana to pay New Orleans man for wrongful conviction

New Orleans man who spent 36 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit wins compensation. Sullivan Walter will receive $480,000.

“They Saw Me and Thought the Worst”For years, Black residents of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, have voiced complaints about abuses and a lack of accountability within its Sheriff’s Office. Unlike in neighboring New Orleans, no one has stepped in to help.

Police question, release LSU pair after shootingTwo LSU football players were questioned by police for several hours about a fatal shooting Saturday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and later released without arrest.

A sheriff's deputy shot a 14-year-old boy. It went unreported for months."I thought we had honesty," said Gaylor Spiller, head of the NAACP chapter in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. "This 14-year-old boy that they kept hidden, it's very telling."

4 years after Alton Sterling, here's what reviews of police shootings look like in Baton RougeSince Alton Sterling's death four years ago this month, the East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney's Office has reviewed 15 cases in which law enforcement officers either shot or killed

Cop Allegedly Kneeled on Asthmatic Teen’s Neck: ‘I Don’t Give a Damn’About six weeks after George Floyd's death, Baton Rouge police allegedly used the same tactic on a 16-year-old. His mom is suing.

The human toll of America's public defender crisisYears of drastic budget cuts have created bottomless caseloads for public defenders – the ‘pack mules of the system’ – and tipped the scales of justice against the poor

Attorneys: Shootings of black people show JPSO lacks acountability“What we know about the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office is that it’s infected, corrupted and it doesn’t hold its deputies accountable,” one attorney said.

WATCH: Lawyers for Raheem Howard hold press conferenceLawyers for Raheem Howard, the man falsely accused of shooting at a Baton Rouge Police officer in August of 2018, will have a press conference Tuesday afternoon at 1 p.m. outside of the M…

Family, attorneys demand transparency on anniversary of Josef Richardson’s deathThe family of Josef Richardson is still fighting for justice one year after he was shot and killed by a deputy with the West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office.

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