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Posted inSchools

New documents, close reading of study show leader of Operation REACH got facts wrong

By Jessica Williams, The Lens staff writer | After The Lens reported on a troubled education nonprofit that lost the bulk of its federal funding, its embattled leader, Kyshun Webster, said that he, not the governmental service agency AmeriCorps, severed the financial ties. And when critics pointed to Webster’s generous salary and executive allowance as […]

Posted inCriminal Justice

Public Defender says sheriff doesn't provide place for attorney, clients to meet privately

A new temporary jail built by Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman shows he is not serious about providing inmates with their constitutional right to private visits with their attorneys, according to a request for an injunction filed this morning. The Orleans Parish Public Defender’s Office filed the request in Civil District Court, alleging that Gusman […]

Posted inInvestigations, Schools

Brother of Operation Reach leader is accused of sexual assault

By Jessica Williams, The Lens staff writer | While unspecified financial concerns are at the heart of the federal government’s review of Operation REACH, an allegation of sexual assault by an employee has also cast a shadow over the troubled organization. A police report filed with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office in May accuses Wilfred […]