A death row inmate, Jones spent more than 30 years in one of the nation’s most notorious prisons, San Quentin. He was sentenced to death in 1996 for the murder of a California couple. Over time, Jones ...

The mixed feelings generated by Louisiana’s resurrection of capital punishment stemmed largely from association. Prisoners with no connection to the 56 condemned men went about their business. But ...

The ruling elites fashion the Deep South as a ground zero for repression, but Southerners know we are ground zero for ...

All families have their secrets, that thing no one talks about. Maybe it’s an illegitimate child, divorce, drugs or ...

A crowd of students and community members gathered at Louisiana State University (LSU) on Tuesday to witness the emotional ...

It’s hard to imagine that anyone could suggest that the great state of Louisiana was soft on crime. In an America that sets ...

It’s been a number of years since the death penalty was carried out in Louisiana. A vicious rapist and killer, a fellow named Jesse Hoffman, was put to death at Angola State prison just two weeks ago.