The bills would roll back landmark reforms passed during Edwards’ administration, advocates say
City officials are mostly united in their opposition to building the new 89-mental health facility, which is slated to cost $109 million.
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.
The state's highest court refuses opportunity to resolve long-standing dispute about whether shipping detained kids out of state violates Louisiana law.
People experiencing a mental-health crisis could be more frequently stabilized and treated, not arrested.
Monitors tasked with overseeing the New Orleans jail and tracking its compliance with the long-running federal consent decree said staff falsified suicide-watch documentation, rubber-stamped investigations to justify uses of force, and that the facility is dangerously understaffed.