Plaintiffs in Angola prison farm line lawsuit seek reconsideration of May ruling
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Plaintiffs in a lawsuit over Angola’s “Farm Line” program seek a federal district court’s reconsideration of a ruling that stopped short of ordering the prison to end the program.
The lawsuit filed in the Middle District of Louisiana centered around the dangers inmates faced within the program, which involved prisoners doing agricultural work in extremely hot conditions. The May ruling found constitutional violations but declined to issue permanent relief.
“The court found that Angola forced men to work in unconstitutional and dangerous conditions, but then left them without justice or protection from future harms,” said Samantha Pourciau, Senior Attorney at Promise of Justice Initiative. “What is happening on the Farm Line is modern-day slavery, and neither our Constitution nor our collective conscience should tolerate it. If a Court finds unconstitutional conduct it has an obligation to stop it. Our clients deserve more than a recognition that their rights were violated, they deserve relief and accountability.”
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The Promise of Justice Initiative stated that plaintiffs have filed a motion for reconsideration, seeking an amended ruling, granting of relief required under law and addressing claims surrounding harm prisoners face.
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