Task force would aim to study, then solve jailing of people in Louisiana past release dates
“It’s human decency, that after someone has served their time – if it was you, me or anyone else – we would want to be released,” Jackson said.
Another person imprisoned in Louisiana months past his release date, new lawsuit says
A 55-year-old man suffering from paranoid schizophrenia was illegally imprisoned 95 days past his official release date.
Edwards, prison officials pledge fix to stop people being detained past their release date
“We know that there is an issue here and we want to solve it,” said department spokesman Ken Pastorick.
Louisiana routinely jails people weeks, months, years after their release dates
The end result is a decades-old problem that damages lives and costs taxpayers millions of dollars.