Wow, for 13 years, the Fifth Circuit had a secret policy to deny all appeals by pro se inmates, and only an ex-employee's suicide from the guilt brought it to light.
Chipper Monday history lesson from Sotomayor in this morning's SCOTUS orders.
Add the fact that Louisiana has the highest rate of sentencing to life without parole (LWOP), so more people will die behind bars than Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee combined.