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Posted inCriminal Justice, Government & Politics

Changes in NOPD's arrest policies save city nearly $2 million in jail fees so far this year

By Matt Davis, The Lens staff writer | The city has saved $1.9 million so far this year in payments to Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman thanks to policy changes that have led to housing 300 fewer prisoners a day. But City Council Budget Committee Chairman Arnie Fielkow said the city’s financial relationship with Gusman […]