Thursday night at 7 p.m. CT, WYES-TV will air a documentary examining the consent decrees aimed at reforming the New Orleans Police Department and the Orleans Parish Prison. The show will also explore efforts elsewhere to reduce incarceration rates.

You can watch “Reshaping a Greater New Orleans: Criminal Justice — Change by Decree” on TV, WYES.org or YouTube.

Immediately after the broadcast, WYES will host a webcast to discuss these issues. You can watch that below. Participants:

  • WYES Community Projects Producer Marcia Kavanaugh
  • Loyola law professor Dane Ciolino
  • Lens reporter Charles Maldonado

 Live webcast, 8 p.m. Thursday

Steve Myers was editor of The Lens. Before joining the staff in 2012, Myers was managing editor of Poynter Online, the preeminent source of news and training about the journalism industry. At Poynter,...