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Our goal is to provide essential information and support to currently incarcerated people (CIP), their families, and the public. This page connects people to legal guidance, reentry services, emotional support, and opportunities for advocacy, helping to navigate the prison system and work toward reform and reintegration.
Louisiana State Legislature
The Louisiana State Legislature is a bicameral body comprising the Louisiana House of Representatives and the Louisiana State Senate, responsible for enacting laws and determining general policy for the state. Here you can see upcoming meetings, search bills, and view archived meetings.
Louisiana Secretary of State
The Louisiana Secretary of State website is a comprehensive resource for information and services related to elections, businesses, and historical records. Here you can also register to vote.
Louisiana Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Louisiana (French: Cour suprême de Louisiane; Spanish: Corte Suprema de Luisiana) is the highest court and court of last resort in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The modern Supreme Court, composed of seven justices, meets in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Here you can see the maps of Louisiana Judicial Districts.
Louisiana Clerks of Court Association
Our mission is to support Louisiana Clerks of Court and their employees to continue to create efficiencies to the working environment and meeting legal requirements which better serve the public.
Voice of the Experienced (VOTE)
We are dedicated to restoring the full human and civil rights of those most impacted by the criminal (in)justice system. Together we have the experiences, expertise and power to improve public safety in Louisiana and beyond without relying on mass incarceration.
Innocence Project New Orleans
IPNO frees innocent people sentenced to life in prison and those serving unjust sentences. We recognize the root causes of wrongful convictions and unjust sentences as systemic racism and inequities. We work to expose and address these root causes by sharing our clients’ stories in court, the legislature, the community and the media. We support our clients living well and fully in the world after their release.
Louisiana Parole Project is a nonprofit organization that helps formerly incarcerated men and women rebuild their lives. Through transitional housing, employment support, programming, and services, we are committed to meeting their needs so that they can become fully productive members of their communities.
The Promise of Justice Initiative
Promise of Justice Initiative fights for the dignity, freedom, and autonomy of those targeted and touched by the criminal legal system and for an end to mass incarceration.
Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections
The Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections (DOC) provides safe and secure incarceration, effective probation/parole supervision, and proven rehabilitative programs, as well as assistance to victims of crime, all with the goal of creating a safer Louisiana.
Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center
The Louisiana Fair Housing Action Center (LaFHAC) is a
nonprofit civil rights organization established in 1995 to
eradicate housing discrimination. LaFHAC’s work throughout Louisiana includes educational offerings, free legal services for victims of housing discrimination, policy advocacy, and foreclosure prevention counseling. LaFHAC is dedicated to fighting discrimination because it is an illegal and divisive force that perpetuates poverty and segregation, and limits access to opportunity.
Louisiana Organization for Refugees and Immigrants
Louisiana Organization for Refugees and Immigrants (LORI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping refugees and immigrants achieve self-sufficiency by providing them access to critical services and support. At LORI, we promote diversity and inclusion, fight for humane immigrat.ion policies, and expand capacities around immigration legal services, policy advocacy, educational access, and community engagement
ACLU Louisiana
Since 1956, the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana has worked to advance and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States and the State of Louisiana. We are part of a nationwide network of affiliates that fights tirelessly in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C.
SPLC Louisiana
The Southern Poverty Law Center began in 1971 in a small office in Montgomery, Alabama. Today, we work across the Deep South, focusing on a region where victories for social justice can lead to transformational change throughout the country.
Power Coalition
The Power Coalition pursues a strategy of integrated voter engagement to encourage and empower our fellow Louisianans to participate in their democracy. We work every day to create opportunities for Louisianans to fully engage in all aspects of civic life. Check out the Power Coalition’s Bill Tracker.
Vera Louisiana
Since 2006, Vera has successfully worked to reduce the number of people held in local jails, advocated for data-driven reforms, and partnered with people in the local New Orleans justice system, city leaders, and community organizations. In 2021, Vera widened its scope beyond New Orleans, seeking to reform Louisiana’s entire criminal legal system.
NAACP General Voter Guide
People often don’t vote because they don’t know where candidates stand and are confused about how to find out. Widespread political cynicism, disinformation, and spin don’t help. But nonpartisan candidate guides provide a concise and credible way to compare candidates’ stands and make clear why voting matters.
Equal Justice Initiative
The Equal Justice Initiative is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society.
FICPFM
The Formerly Incarcerated, Convicted People and Families Movement (FICPFM) is a national network of civil and human rights organizations led by people with conviction histories and their family members. We are committed to creating safer and healthier communities and transforming the criminal legal system. We advocate legislatively and judicially through direct organizing and stakeholder education in the communities where we live and serve.
Catholic Charities Diocese of Baton Rouge
Catholic Charities Diocese of Baton Rouge provides a wide array of social services to those in need within the 12 parishes of the diocese, including transitional housing, stabilizing families & individuals, senior services, immigrant & refugee services, and mental health counseling.