Louisiana on Lockdown

This is the story of a prison system where, on any given day, nearly one in five people is being held in isolation, placed there by prison staff, often for minor rule violations or "administrative" reasons. Report issued jointly by Solitary Watch, ACLU of Louisiana and the Jesuit Social Research Institute at Loyola University in New Orleans.

This is the story of a prison system where, on any given day, nearly one in five people is being held in isolation, placed there by prison staff, often for minor rule violations or “administrative” reasons. Report issued jointly by Solitary Watch, ACLU of Louisiana and the Jesuit Social Research Institute at Loyola University in New Orleans.