Sunshine Or Shut It Down
A Louisiana mother was sent to jail without a crime, without a trial, and without mercy. In East Baton Rouge Family Court, judges used contempt powers to build a modern debtor’s prison, jailing Katherine Diamond for failing to pay her ex-husband’s lawyers. Transcripts expose closed-door deals, shouted threats, and punishment without due process. While the Louisiana Supreme Court declared the system clean, one justice called it a corrupt cabal. Out of this nightmare rose Amy Jeter Duncan, a mother turned reform leader, now waging open war on a family court system she says destroys parents, silences victims, and profits from pain.