The son of Markus Lanieux – the Louisiana prisoner who was the subject of a joint report last week by Verite News and ProPublica – died Sept. 7 while in state custody at the Raymond Laborde Correctional Center in Cottonport.
After 12 years behind bars, Markus Lanieux thought he had a deal for his release. Then Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry filed a legal challenge that could derail hope for those imprisoned under the state's "three strikes" sentencing rules.