Posted inCriminal Justice Conditions at a north Louisiana prison were found unconstitutional. A trial starts next week to determine what should be done. by Nick ChrastilJanuary 13, 2023January 13, 2023
Posted inCriminal Justice Phase III jail facility likely much costlier than expected, renewing calls for alternatives by Nick ChrastilJanuary 9, 2023January 9, 2023
Posted inCriminal Justice Many criminal defendants deemed mentally incompetent to stand trial are languishing in parish jails, despite being ordered care at state hospital by Nick ChrastilDecember 21, 2022December 21, 2022
Posted inCriminal Justice State seeks to dismiss lawsuit over youth at Angola, as attorneys push for more access and information by Nick ChrastilDecember 15, 2022December 15, 2022
Posted inCriminal Justice Federal judge nixes Sheriff Hutson’s proposed consent decree NDA by Nick ChrastilDecember 7, 2022December 7, 2022
Posted inCriminal Justice Proposed 2023 budget close to providing funding parity between New Orleans DA, public defenders following 2020 ordinance by Nick ChrastilNovember 28, 2022November 28, 2022
Posted inNews Louisiana’s state-run juvenile detention facilities no longer accepting kids, citing lack of bed space by Nick ChrastilNovember 16, 2022November 16, 2022
Posted inCriminal Justice Months after New Orleans jail detainees injured in DOC shakedown, civil rights lawyers ask federal judge to force sheriff to turn over records by Nick ChrastilNovember 15, 2022November 15, 2022
Posted inNews Sheriff Hutson says raises coming for deputies as council questions ‘frivolous’ spending at budget hearing by Nick ChrastilNovember 11, 2022December 1, 2022
Posted inCriminal Justice After an autistic teen’s in-custody death, Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office used criminal search warrants to dig into his past by Nick ChrastilNovember 10, 2022November 10, 2022
