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Conditions backslid for first part of Sheriff Hutson’s tenure over New Orleans jail, monitors find

Jail is plagued by too much contraband and use of force by deputies while lacking proper healthcare and classification.
by Nick Chrastil July 6, 2023 Updated July 7, 2023

Criminal-justice reform groups want Governor Edwards to veto these bills before upcoming deadline

The bills would roll back landmark reforms passed during Edwards’ administration, advocates say
by Nick Chrastil June 29, 2023 Updated June 30, 2023

Revell Andrews, Picture of Potential

by Katy Reckdahl June 27, 2023 Updated July 25, 2025

Weeks before projected groundbreaking, Sheriff Susan Hutson files motion in federal court to stop construction of controversial Phase III jail building

City officials are mostly united in their opposition to building the new 89-mental health facility, which is slated to cost $109 million.
by Nick Chrastil June 27, 2023 Updated June 27, 2023

Einstein’s Reed High School resolves last year’s graduation woes, district says

by Marta Jewson June 26, 2023 Updated June 26, 2023

Behind The Lens episode 208: ‘She’s heartbroken’

Nick Chrastil on the jail’s controversial healthcare provider and Katy Reckdahl on the killing of an 18-year-old by JPSO and his mother's account of the scene.
by Carolyne Heldman June 16, 2023 Updated June 16, 2023

City Council delays proposed $21 million contract extension for Wellpath, controversial jail healthcare provider

Though the city proposed a year extension for Wellpath, whose contract lapsed in May, the Council deferred approval. Councilwoman Helena Moreno is pushing for a full committee hearing to assess the company’s performance.
by Nick Chrastil June 12, 2023 Updated June 29, 2023

‘No time for him to do anything’

Eighteen-year-old Calvin Cains III was killed by JPSO deputies on Tuesday in front of his mother, who says deputies didn't announce themselves or give him a chance to surrender.
by Katy Reckdahl June 9, 2023 Updated April 30, 2024

Behind The Lens episode 207: ‘It’s not sustainable’

Nick Chrastil on a "re-envisioned" gun violence prevention initiative and Marta Jewson on the school board's skyrocketing property insurance premiums.
by Carolyne Heldman June 9, 2023 Updated June 9, 2023

NOLA Public Schools braces for rising property insurance premiums

The district’s property insurance increased by nearly 50 percent last year.
by Marta Jewson June 8, 2023 Updated June 9, 2023

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