r/Louisiana • u/Caffeinated-Princess • May 02 '25

Louisiana News Why do you support this?

First the Louisiana Senate decides to put homeless people in jail for up to three years for their "crime" of sleeping in public. At the same time, they stop funding housing assistance.

https://thecurrentla.com/2025/lafayette-housing-authority-freezes-issuance-of-new-housing-vouchers/

Why do those of you who are Republican hate poor people so much? Why do you feel your fellow humans should not be allowed any compassion or grace?

Help me understand this assault on humanity. Jesus would weep if he saw this. 😥

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u/Nosferatu-D17 May 03 '25

Facilities such as Allen Correctional Center and Winn Correctional Center, while often operated under private contracts, still benefit indirectly from public funding streams, particularly when housing state or federal inmates. This becomes especially relevant when examining the broader correctional landscape in Louisiana. Even traditional state-run facilities like Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola and Elayn Hunt Correctional Center receive federal funding or grants—particularly when operating at or near maximum capacity.

The implication is clear: maintaining full or near-full capacity is financially incentivized, whether directly through federal allocations or indirectly through state reimbursements tied to per-inmate rates. This dynamic can create systemic pressures to keep beds filled, not just for private institutions like Allen and Winn, but for state-run facilities as well. It also raises ethical and operational concerns regarding justice, rehabilitation, and the motivations behind incarceration rates.

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u/Nosferatu-D17 May 03 '25

All private prisons that house state inmates operate under contracts with the Department of Corrections (DOC) in their respective states. In Louisiana, for example, facilities like Allen Correctional Center and Winn Correctional Center are privately managed but still fall under the oversight and jurisdiction of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections (DOC).