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Part of the "Capitve State" exhibit at the Historic New Orleans Collection shows Louisiana's role in the rise of mass incarceration in the United States.

New exhibit connects chattel slavery to mass incarceration in Louisiana

by Arielle Robinson July 23, 2024August 13, 2024

“Captive State” is the newest exhibit at the Historic New Orleans Collection (HNOC).

New Orleans jail inmates line up during a mock evacuation

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Report: Incarceration rate rising from pandemic lows

by Richard A. Webster June 29, 2023August 11, 2023

All 17-year-olds arrested in New Orleans are now booked into the Orleans Parish jail, shown above.

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As critics note the problems of mass incarceration, local jails add more beds

by Richard A. Webster April 6, 2023August 11, 2023