Louisiana, nation’s biggest jailer, is poised to overhaul criminal sentencing laws

ANGOLA, La. — When he was young and strong, Clyde Giddens fought with a man and stabbed him to death, leading to a life sentence for murder. Fifty-five years later, Giddens, 76, uses a wheelchair and a hospital bed at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, after breaking a hip... Read the full article.