The possibilities include disciplinary action, federal charges, and nothing at all.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Opinion
Remembering Deb Cotton: New Orleans must hold leaders accountable for violence prevention
She died Tuesday. Here’s the column she wrote while she was still hospitalized from her injuries in the Mother’s Day second-line shooting in 2013.
Posted inOpinion, Schools
Their art proves therapeutic for young poets in violence-torn New Orleans
And yet arts programming in schools nationwide is on the wane.
Posted inOpinion
Our jazz is culturally black, but its global dissemination owes a lot to Italians
Benito Mussolini dug it big-time
Posted inCriminal Justice
Woman who got fake subpoena from Orleans DA says she was threatened with jail twice
One of the threats came after her lawyer asked a judge to throw out the notice.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Jefferson Parish prosecutors used fake subpoenas similar to those in New Orleans
Criticism of the Orleans Parish DA’s office grew Thursday after a Lens investigation into the practice.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Opinion
Rampant use and abuse of ‘solitary confinement’ key to what ails Louisiana prisons
Vera Institute study offers hope for change
Posted inCharter Schools, Schools
Charter board delays action on Coghill teachers’ request for union recognition
It’s the fifth school to undergo a union drive in recent years.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Investigations
Orleans Parish prosecutors are using fake subpoenas to pressure witnesses to talk to them
The DA’s office is sending notices labeled “subpoena” to witnesses, threatening jail time if the person ignores them. But they’re not real subpoenas. An assistant district attorney says they’re meant to persuade people who may ignore a simple letter.
Posted inInside the News Room
Help us raise $25,000 by May 31 to #fightfakenews
Today marks the first day of our spring fundraising campaign to #fightfakenews. Our longtime funder Ethics and Excellence in Journalism presented The Lens and its audience with a challenge: Raise $25,000 and we’ll give you $25,000. With your support, we will achieve that goal during our #fightfakenews campaign. And this year, your donation through GiveNOLA Day on May 2 […]