Because Louisiana has a long history of detaining inmates past their lawful release dates, state officials should heed a state auditor’s report recommending secondare system checks.

In some parts of the U.S., ICE agents are seizing people directly from county jails to take into immigration custody. The tactic has raised concerns over due process. Federal immigration agents are ...

The Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution states in part, quote, No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of the law. One of the founding principles of the United ...