The Justice Department’s Investigation into the Louisiana State Police

Bloody Angola Podcast by Woody Overton & Jim Chapman

Envision Podcast Studios

Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.9 • 665 Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Jim explores the nearly 3 year investigation initiated by the United States Justice Department into the Louisiana State Police (LSP) regarding numerous allegations of excessive force.

Chapters
05:42 Investigation Results Released
10:14 Background on Louisiana State Police
15:27 Findings of the Investigation
16:43 Understanding Excessive Force
19:54 Use of Tasers
22:44 Unreasonable Force Without Warning
28:43 Use of Force on Non-Threatening Individuals
33:51 Poor Supervision and Accountability
38:03 Under-Reporting of Use of Force
41:00 Pursuit Practices and Their Consequences
43:35 Training and Aggressive Behavior
45:54 Failure to Investigate Complaints

Sources
https://www.justice.gov/crt/media/1384626/dl

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0:00.0	I walk a straight line
0:17.3	shackled chain
0:20.6	oh glarsome gertie, he's calling my name.
0:27.6	There is no mercy in this penitentiary.
0:33.6	Just asked the hill string gang
0:38.2	Rangled of three
0:40.7	I'm here for life
0:44.7	I'm here to die
0:47.8	Inside these walls
0:51.8	Inside the wild
0:54.7	And when the wolf cries
0:58.4	I know it's over
1:01.6	Oh, bloody Angola
1:08.1	Oh, oh, bloody Angola Oh, bloody angola.
1:14.6	Hey, everyone welcome back to Bloody Angola, a podcast 142 years in the making the complete story of America's bloodiest present. I'm Jim Chapman.
1:42.2	And we're back with another episode of Bloody Angola.
1:46.9	Look, I had a totally different episode playing for today.
1:52.7	And some breaking news out of the state of Louisiana came out that was pretty significant.
1:58.2	Now, this relates to an investigation that actually started back in
2:03.6	2022 against the Louisiana State Police. It was initiated by the Justice Department. And if
2:11.5	you'll remember, it was just a few episodes ago. I covered a lawsuit that was filed after an investigation into the Bureau of Prisons
2:21.5	and the Louisiana prison system from the Department of Justice.
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