Multiple new Louisiana laws went into effect Aug. 1, including the “Truth in Sentencing” bill. The law requires an inmate to serve 85 percent of their original sentence before any type of reduction. The new law amended previous changes made in 2017, which attempted to reduce the population of incarcerated individuals in the state. A ten year sentence carries with it eight and a half life. I...
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