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Posted inCriminal Justice, Government & Politics

Prison Reform Coalition to hold forum on Orleans Parish Prison; tune in to webcast

By Matt Davis, The Lens staff writer | The Lens will host a live web stream Tuesday evening of a community forum hosted by a coalition that wants to encourage the U.S. Department of Justice to take legal action against Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman over jail conditions. The meeting, being organized by the Orleans […]

Posted inCharter Schools, Schools

Audit shows jump in enrollment; access to UNO courses to be reviewed

The Advocates for Academic Excellence in Education Inc., the charter school board governing Benjamin Franklin High School, met Sept. 15. The meeting, in the school library, began at 4 p.m. and ended at 5:40, after a 20-minute executive session. Board members Mark Mayer, Ingrid Labat, Susan Weeks, Carl Indest and Collette Creppell were present. Board […]

Posted inCriminal Justice, Government & Politics

Giant billboard targets jail per diems; DOJ to attend public meeting on Tuesday

By Matt Davis, The Lens staff writer | The Department Of Justice has accepted an invitation to a community forum next week hosted by a reform coalition, which aims to encourage the department to finally take legal action against Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman over jail conditions. Department of Justice attorney Regina Jansen has accepted […]

Posted inGovernment & Politics

Law enforcement commission fails to honor 24-hour public notice law ahead of meeting

By Matt Davis, The Lens staff writer | A state body that approves millions of dollars in criminal justice grants to local agencies, including those in Orleans Parish, failed to post its agenda 24 hours in advance of Thursday’s meeting, a violation of the state open-meetings law. Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s criminal justice czar James Carter […]