Rushed Bills From Louisiana's Special Session Won't Effectively Address Public Safety
March 05, 2024
March 05, 2024
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 5 -- The Vera Institute of Justice issued the following statements with 15 organizations:
While the stated purpose of the Louisiana Legislature's recent special session on crime was to address public safety, legislators spent just nine days barely debating and passed 22 bills that ignored a wealth of research, data, and best practices related to crime prevention and successful reentry. The session also disregarded legislative due process; rules and time . . .
While the stated purpose of the Louisiana Legislature's recent special session on crime was to address public safety, legislators spent just nine days barely debating and passed 22 bills that ignored a wealth of research, data, and best practices related to crime prevention and successful reentry. The session also disregarded legislative due process; rules and time . . .