Sheriff Susan Hutson has faced ongoing criticism over lack of transparency since she took office in May.
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Study: Last year, 911 calls responded to by NOPD were rarely for violent crime
Group says the statistics show a need for alternative, non-police responses.
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After troubled pilot program, city moving forward with plan to respond to mental health emergencies without police
Mayor Cantrell has signed a $1.3 million contract with a non-profit to provide behavioral health crisis response services.
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Report: Education in state juvenile detention inadequate
Plan to transfer juveniles to Angola facility raises concerns about education.
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See where money for the controversial Phase III of the New Orleans jail is coming from
FEMA is covering the majority of the costs for the facility, but the city has reallocated nearly $30 million for the project.
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Rev. Charles Southall III charged with money laundering
A bill of information, which typically indicates that a defendant is cooperating, comes months before the federal trial of former First NBC Bank CEO Ashton Ryan, who was involved in various businesses and on a charter school board with Southall.
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Several detainees injured by DOC officers during shakedown of New Orleans jail last week
Sheriff’s Office again offers little information on the operation or the alleged injuries.
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US Dept. of Justice official expressed concerns over state’s ‘problematic’ plan to move kids to Angola, offered assistance
The transfers could violate federal law and open the state up to litigation, a juvenile justice official at the federal agency wrote days after the state’s plan was announced.
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Hearing on suit challenging juvenile transfers to Angola ends without ruling from bench
The judge presiding over the suit, who called the case against the state ‘thin,’ will issue a ruling later this month.
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Federal judge hears testimony on state’s plan to transfer youth to Angola
The lead plaintiff in a class-action suit against the state, a detainee at Bridge City Center for Youth, testified behind closed doors on Tuesday.