New Orleans court does not currently offer confirmation testing, which may lead to punishment based on false positives
State Supreme Court updates standards for drug courts throughout the state to require confirmation testing
Advocates take their case for ending cash bail in New Orleans to the City Council
Council members appear supportive of the plan, proposed by the Vera Institute for Justice last month. But a prominent crime watchdog group and the Orleans DA have criticized jail population reduction efforts.
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Legal agreement in federal bail suit will require New Orleans judge to consider alternatives to detention, whether defendants can pay
Vera Institute of Justice proposes plan for ending cash bail, conviction fees in New Orleans
Only highest-risk defendants would be jailed under the plan. Judges would impose $1 bail for crimes that require cash bail under state law. The group says the proposal would save the city millions in funding for the jail.
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Report: New Orleans criminal court drug testing methods unconfirmed, may lead to false positives
At least 59 people were jailed for contempt in 2018 based on questionable drug tests, watchdog group says.
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‘Who’s going to be smarter on crime?’ A look ahead at the 2020 DA’s race
The themes of what could be a tough election in 2020 may have already started to emerge. Councilman Jason Williams has criticized DA Cannizzaro’s hardball tactics. Cannizzaro has taken on a tough-on-crime message.