The prison says it has made substantial improvements to conditions and mental health care, but civil rights attorneys say prisoners are still suffering.
City officials say that FEMA regulations require them to rebid the project.
The health department says that they are working to address delays in admissions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Eight kids are currently being held at the Angola facility, state officials say.
The judge said that giving the sheriff sole authority to determine what is and isn’t confidential information related to the case was “never going to happen.”
Council President Helena Moreno to introduce amendment to fund homicide unit for DAs office while maintaining parity for defenders.
The Office of Juvenile Justice will ask judges to release kids who can be "safely reintegrated back into the community."
The request comes amid an ongoing dispute over transparency at the jail.
Hutson is asking for $13 million more than what Mayor Cantrell proposed for her office.
Lawyers for the boy's parents say the warrants were unconstitutional and violated state law.
