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Author: Tom Gogola

About Tom Gogola
Tom Gogola covered criminal justice for The Lens from February 2012 to May 2013. He is a veteran journalist and editor who has written on a range of subjects for many publications, including Newsday, New York, The Nation, and Maxim. Gogola was a 2011 winner of the Hillman Foundation Sidney Award, for his groundbreaking report in New York magazine detailing regulatory waste in the commercial fishing industry.

How money stalled negotiations over Orleans jail consent decree

November 27, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Morrell: Legislature set criminal clerk's staffing; city must fund it

November 16, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Angry council member declares $7M for decree monitor a ‘ripoff’

November 14, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Gusman seeks 60% increase; Criminal Court faces major cut

November 12, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

NOPD's decision to drop pepper spray in favor of Tasers raises questions about use of force

November 7, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

City Hall still using controversial per-diem approach to jail budget

October 30, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Live blog Friday: Symposium on violent crime in New Orleans

October 25, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Companies pledge to reform NOPD as consent decree monitor

October 19, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

Bids to monitor NOPD reforms under consent decree vary widely

October 17, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

City wary of opening its coffers, leaving jail reforms at an impasse

October 17, 2012 Updated November 7, 2019

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