- Louisiana is the world's prison capital (Incarceration rate highest in US, triple Iran's, seven times China's. Most prisoners are in privately owned prisons. Prison profits help pay for law enforcement. Strong chain of incentives for local sheriffs to keep prisons full) http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2012/05/louisiana_is_the_worlds_prison.html 1291 comments politics
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- Democrats Deserve Better Than Mitch Landrieu | The New Republic https://newrepublic.com/article/144446/democrats-deserve-better-mitch-landrieu 27 comments
- David Vitter is a cheap political prostitute: Even Louisiana racists smell the desperation in his foul new campaign ad | Salon.com http://www.salon.com/2015/10/28/david_vitter_is_a_cheap_political_prostitute_even_louisiana_racists_smell_the_desperation_in_his_foul_new_campaign_ad/ 8 comments
- We visited one of America's sickest counties. We're afraid it's about to get worse. - Vox http://www.vox.com/2016/12/7/13673802/louisiana-healthcare-concordia-sickest-counties-in-america 8 comments
- New Orleans' Plagued Public Defender Office Can't Even Afford to Represent Itself in Court http://gawker.com/new-orleans-plagued-public-defender-office-cant-even-af-1768084001 7 comments
- Louisiana prisons' failure to treat HIV could violate human rights, report says | Louisiana | The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/29/louisiana-prisons-hiv-human-rights-watch 7 comments
- Republican Vice Presidential Candidates 2012: 15 People Who Could Earn the Nomination http://www.businessinsider.com/republican-vice-presidential-candidates-2012-15-people-who-could-earn-the-nomination-2012-5 4 comments
- The Leader of the Unfree World - The Atlantic http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/07/the-leader-of-the-unfree-world/374348/ 0 comments
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