Pew Research Center
2025 Tools for Keeping Kids Safe Online: Innovations Empower Parents, but Parents Must Use Them
Pew Research Center reported last year that teenagers are more online than ever before. The majority own [...]
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The State of AI
Stanford University’s annual AI Index Report provides a helpful gauge for the state of artificial [...]
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Louisiana Criminal Justice Reform Package Clears House & Senate
The criminal justice reform package that has been pushed by Louisiana Smart on Crime, Pelican Institute, [...]
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Should the States Use Article V to Rein in Federal Government?
Several states have already passed Article V resolutions for the purpose of reigning in the federal [...]
Read moreProtecting Public Safety and Reducing Costs in Louisiana
By building on existing research from the Louisiana Sentencing Commission and following key principles [...]
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The Big Debt
THE PELICAN INSTITUTE is offering up this five-point guide to understanding the Unfunded Accrued [...]
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Clean Sweep for Prison Reforms, But as Weakened Versions
While all five of the proposals out of the Sentencing Commission passed, the most controversial received [...]
Read moreNationwide Anti-War on Drugs Rally Coming to New Orleans
On the eve of the 40th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s declaration of a “War On Drugs,” [...]
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Garland Robinette Talks Criminal Justice Reform with Pelican Institute
Pelican President, Kevin Kane, advocates cost-saving approaches adopted successfully by other states.
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