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Louisiana State Penitentiary

Kelly Orians facilitates a weekly discussion group for formerly incarcerated entrepreneurs. Until their new space is fully renovated, they meet in the back of an events hall in New Orleans' Gentilly neighborhood.
Justice
Getting out of prison it’s hard to find a job. Why not help ex-prisoners start their own businesses?
Global Politics
Two Louisiana prisoners mark 40 years spent in solitary confinement
‘Herman’s House’: The Dreams of a Man in Solitary Confinement for 40 Years
The Angola Three and Solitary Confinement