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Criminal Justice
Asking why and how, and what needs to be done.
Gun-arrest data raises questions about profiling
District Attorney Jason Williams will cede some New Orleans cases to state prosecutors. What does that mean for criminal justice in the city?
As state police make arrests in New Orleans, the state AG will prosecute the cases, through a new strange-bedfellows partnership between Williams and Gov. Jeff Landry.
The Lens: Why we’re suing the Office of Juvenile Justice for public records
The Tulane First Amendment Law Clinic is taking on our case to win access to public records that the OJJ says it can’t find—or is refusing to provide.
How Phase III came to be
Though they once applauded the jail’s ambitious, federally overseen reforms, community groups and political leaders in New Orleans united in opposition to a key mandate stemming from those efforts: the construction of a $109 million mental health jail.
NOPD: Drones just ‘body-worn cameras in the sky’
At a meeting, community members raise questions about the police department's newest surveillance technology.
The DA’s office wants to use predictive analytics software to direct city resources to ‘places that drive crime.’ Will it work?
Some advocates worry it could lead to increased police presence in already under-resourced areas. But the DA’s office says that the data is only a first step.
Judge Reese gives green light to Phase III construction, says city did what it had to do, by bypassing City Council approval to move capital funds
A federal judge overseeing the jail's consent decree has ordered the facility be built to provide constitutional medical and mental healthcare for people incarcerated.
Judge temporarily blocks construction of Phase III jail facility
A hearing on Wednesday will look into whether the Cantrell administration violated the city’s charter by allocating capital money to jail without City Council approval
