In 2011 state Rep. Joe Lopinto of Metairie proposed reducing the time Louisiana's nonviolent prisoners had to serve from 46 percent of their sentences to 40 percent. Lopinto's bill was projected to save our state a quarter of a billion...
Jarvis DeBerry, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune, New Orleans Times-Picayune
Sun, 02/24/2013 - 6:00am
In 2011 state Rep. Joe Lopinto of Metairie proposed reducing the time Louisiana's nonviolent prisoners had to serve from 46 percent of their sentences to 40 percent. Lopinto's bill was projected to save our state a quarter of a billion...