By Anjanae Goins The holiday season tells a story of abundance. But for families like mine growing up in New Orleans, it was a season of stretching what little we had. SNAP never covered enough, and my high school job at McDonald’s sometimes determined how much food would be on our table. While other kids […]

When Hurricane Katrina struck in August 2005, nearly 150 children were locked inside Orleans Parish Prison as floodwaters rose. Many had not been convicted of any crime. Trapped without food, water, or medical care, these young people endured days of fear, neglect, and abandonment before being evacuated to juvenile prisons across Louisiana. This report, originally […]