How ‘the incarceration capital of America’ embraced criminal justice reform

How ‘the incarceration capital of America’ embraced criminal justice reform

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For decades, the state of Louisiana has been known as the incarceration capital of America. But over the past year, the state has been trying to shed that reputation with new reforms that decrease the prison population and save money. William Brangham went to find how it’s playing out for former prisoners, in a story produced by Frank Carlson in partnership with the Pulitzer Center.