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.
Judge Elizabeth Foote called the conditions at David Wade "inhumane."
Over 10,000 fewer people were in prison for nonviolent crimes in 2021 than in 2016.
The decision will impact around 1,500 cases.
The pardons could affect roughly 10,000 cases in New Orleans.
Analysis shows there have been seven summonses issued in New Orleans in 2022, down from hundreds or thousands in previous years.
