Collection:LPB

Genre: Speech

Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority

Date Issued: 2024-03-25

Duration: 00:43:18

Subjects: Louisiana Parole Project | Criminal justice, Administration of | BATON ROUGE PRESS CLUB | Prisoner reentry

Contributors:

• Hundley, Andrew Speaker

This episode of the series “Press Club” features a speech by Andrew Hundley before a meeting of the Baton Rouge Press Club on March 25, 2024. Hundley is the executive director of the Louisiana Parole Project. He discusses: the mission of the Louisiana Parole Project; their work with prisoner reentry, including second chance hiring and a new health initiative; the shift in tone on criminal justice with the new administration and Legislature; and the evolution of the Louisiana Department of Corrections’ work in preparing prisoners for their release. He also answers questions from the media.