Governor vetoes bill that extended prison terms for people convicted of four nonviolent crimes
Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards vetoed legislation he said would’ve rolled back changes to its 2017 Justice Reinvestment Act. Democratic Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards vetoed new legislation this week he said would have rolled back changes made to the state’s 2017 Justice Reinvestment Act. “House Bill 544 would take us in the wrong direction,”…