Voices from the Gulf

Criminalization and Justice

DA Charges Tre’mall McGee, Teen Shot in Back While Prone, With Resisting Arrest

This story originally appeared on J uvenile Justice Information Exchange on June 24, 2020.

Above: Tre’mall McGee - photo courtesy of Tiffany McGee

Criminalization and Justice

Louisiana Law Enforcement Won’t Say Who Shot Teen in Back

This story originally appeared on Juvenile Justice Information Exchange on June 16, 2020.

Who shot Tre’mall McGee?

Criminalization and Justice

‘The World Has Turned a Blind Eye on What’s Happening to Prisoners’

Editor’s Note: The following email, which was shared with Daryl Khan, is from an individual currently incarcerated in Angola. It has been lightly edited for clarity and the author's identity has been withheld for fear of retribution. This story originally appeared on Juvenile Justice Information Exchange.

Criminalization and Justice

Desperate Louisiana Prisoners Say Wardens, Staff Not Following Coronavirus Rules

Editor’s note: Many of the women interviewed for this story requested anonymity for fear of retaliation. They said they are worried about what would happen to their loved ones on the inside for their speaking out or revealing their correspondence. This story originally appeared on Juvenile Justice Information Exchange.

Climate and Environment

Culture and Traditions

Featured Project

Come Hell or High Water: The Battle for Turkey Creek

When the graves of former slaves are bulldozed in Mississippi, a native son returns to protect the community they settled – a place now threatened by urban sprawl, hurricanes and an unprecedented manmade disaster.

Criminalization and Justice

Shuttered Angola Facility Could House Teens, Adults in System With COVID-19

This story originally appeared on Juvenile Justice Information Exchange.

They won’t give his name. They won’t give his age, either. Or any other identifying information other than that he is a male and was in custody at the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison in Louisiana. Sent to a hospital for a drug overdose, he was diagnosed with COVID-19.

Criminalization and Justice

Controversial Baton Rouge Police Shooting Case Slated to Go Before Grand Jury

Helen Frazier, the mother of Jordan Frazier, holds up a Christmas tree ornament memorializing her son in December. Photo credit: Clarissa Sosin

By Daryl Khan and Clarissa Sosin

This story originally appeared on Juvenile Justice Information Exchange.

Honoring David Underhill

Bridge the Gulf, along with many along the Gulf Coast and beyond, is mourning the loss of David Underhill, who passed away on November 8. David was a Bridge the Gulf contributor, an unwavering advocate for the Gulf Coast and a personal friend to many.

As Derrick Evans said,

Criminalization and Justice

Jordan Frazier, Killed by Baton Rouge Police, Was Unarmed, Witness Says

By Daryl Khan and Clarissa Sosin

This story originally appeared on Juvenile Justice Information Exchange.

BATON ROUGE, La. — The young woman sat on a mattress in the middle of the floor of her bedroom in North Baton Rouge. Open in front of her was the diary she started after her friend, Jordan Frazier, was shot and killed by a Baton Rouge Police officer during a traffic stop. The entry was dated June 27, 2017, just more than a week after his death.