Jason Williams is re-screening cases accepted by Cannizzaro’s administration, and public defenders say many low-level cases should be dismissed or diverted.
But Williams told The Lens he plans to shake up the leadership in the office.
After Magistrate recommendation, city has said it is continuing work on the facility.
Williams says he will not use resources on low-level charges and will end the "win at all costs" culture in the DA's office.
The decision will mean that 489 people in prisons and jails will soon get vaccinated. Status of local pretrial inmates was not immediately clear.
Details are limited, but Williams says he expects it to be a “collaborative process” with the police department.
Promise of Justice Initiative criticizes state and federal response at jails and prisons statewide.
The DA-elect lays out his plan for hiring staff and a new Civil Rights Division to be headed by former director of the Innocence Project New Orleans
In scathing report, judge says he has “lost trust” in the city.
Williams defeated Keva Landrum in Saturday's election. He has pledged to end the policies of mass incarceration in the city.
