Jackson was the subject of an investigation by The Lens and Al Jazeera Fault Lines into the ongoing legacy of the state's split-jury verdict law, years after it was repealed.
Jackson is one of hundreds of people still locked up more than three years after non-unanimous jury verdicts were outlawed in the state.
Dr. John Thompson was called by the defense this week, the fourth week of a month-long trial in the class-action suit.
The resolution instructs the council’s attorneys to prepare and submit an amicus brief in federal appeals court expressing the council’s opposition to the controversial jail building.
The sheriff-elect praised the City Council over its opposition to a controversial new jail facility.
A proposed council resolution calls for an amicus brief against Phase III. It also suggests that the council may not vote to approve an alternative plan, saying the vote is not necessary.
A New Orleans surveillance watchdog group calls the deployment of drones over protests a misuse of technology.
Williams wants $1.3 million for more prosecutors, a full-time embed at the city surveillance hub and other priorities.
Cases among prison staff are also up. The spike follows major increases in the general state, national population due to the omicron variant.
The case, filed in 2018, is in its second week of trial.
