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Criminal Justice

Many criminal defendants deemed mentally incompetent to stand trial are languishing in parish jails, despite being ordered care at state hospital

The health department says that they are working to address delays in admissions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
by Nick Chrastil December 21, 2022 Updated December 21, 2022

State seeks to dismiss lawsuit over youth at Angola, as attorneys push for more access and information

Eight kids are currently being held at the Angola facility, state officials say.
by Nick Chrastil December 15, 2022 Updated December 15, 2022

Federal judge nixes Sheriff Hutson’s proposed consent decree NDA

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.”
by Nick Chrastil December 7, 2022 Updated December 7, 2022

Proposed 2023 budget close to providing funding parity between New Orleans DA, public defenders following 2020 ordinance

Council President Helena Moreno to introduce amendment to fund homicide unit for DAs office while maintaining parity for defenders.
by Nick Chrastil November 28, 2022 Updated November 28, 2022

Louisiana’s state-run juvenile detention facilities no longer accepting kids, citing lack of bed space

The Office of Juvenile Justice will ask judges to release kids who can be "safely reintegrated back into the community."
by Nick Chrastil November 16, 2022 Updated November 2, 2023

Months after New Orleans jail detainees injured in DOC shakedown, civil rights lawyers ask federal judge to force sheriff to turn over records

The request comes amid an ongoing dispute over transparency at the jail.
by Nick Chrastil November 15, 2022 Updated November 15, 2022

Sheriff Hutson says raises coming for deputies as council questions ‘frivolous’ spending at budget hearing

Hutson is asking for $13 million more than what Mayor Cantrell proposed for her office.
by Nick Chrastil November 11, 2022 Updated December 1, 2022

After an autistic teen’s in-custody death, Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office used criminal search warrants to dig into his past

Lawyers for the boy's parents say the warrants were unconstitutional and violated state law.
by Nick Chrastil November 10, 2022 Updated November 10, 2022

Mental health care at David Wade Correctional Center ruled unconstitutional

Judge Elizabeth Foote called the conditions at David Wade "inhumane."
by Nick Chrastil November 1, 2022 Updated November 2, 2022

Report: State has saved $150 million from 2017 criminal justice reform legislation package

Over 10,000 fewer people were in prison for nonviolent crimes in 2021 than in 2016.
by Nick Chrastil October 26, 2022 Updated October 28, 2022

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