Incarcerated People Who Earn an Associate’s Degree Can Now Get Time Off

Incarcerated people who earn an associate’s degree can now get time off

Charles Amos at the Voice of the Experience office, where he works, in New Orleans on June 17, 2026. (Photo by Christiana Botic/Verite News and Catchlight Local/Report for America)Charles Amos, 53, said when he was convicted of second-degree murder and given a life sentence in 1995, he didn’t think he would amount to much, but he wanted to change. ​He began educating himself by reading. Then, in 1999, heard about the Louisiana New Orleans Baptis…

New state law allows incarcerated people to get time off for earning an associate’s degree

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. Charles Amos, 53, said when he was convicted of second-degree murder and given a life sentence in 1995, he didn’t think he would amount to much, but he wanted to change. ​He began educating himself by reading. Then, in 1999, heard about the Louisiana New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary program at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola For four years, Amos…