Prisoners for Profits (2020)
Louisiana: The State We're In

Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2020-02-28
Duration: 00:05:57
Subjects: Immigration | Prisons | Journalism
Contributors:
- Williams, Natasha Host
- Crews, Keith Editor
- Stole, Bryn Interviewee
Description
This segment from the February 28, 2020, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Natasha Williams’ report on the 8,000 federal immigrant detainees being held in Louisiana prisons. She interviews Bryn Stole, an investigative reporter with the New Orleans Advocate, who discusses his reporting on the issue in collaboration with the PBS NewsHour for a series of reports called “Prisoners for Profit.”