USDOJ (1/25) –– Between January and April 2022, 26.8% of the people released from La. Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections (LDOC) custody were held past their release dates: 24% were held over for at least 90 days, and the median number of days overdetained was 29. [...] This unconstitutional practice costs Louisiana over $2.5 million a year. Cont.
KPLC | An effort is underway to have more students graduate from McNeese’s graduate counseling program. It’s all due to a major shortage of mental health professionals here in Southwest Louisiana. [..
Axios [2-Aug] | Nearly 14% of the 5,065 988 calls made across Louisiana went unanswered by in-state counselors between April and May, per a new analysis from health research outlet KFF. Those calls we