Officials say the total number of people in restrictive housing has gone down, but the state doesn’t keep enough data to substantiate that claim.
In a major upset, Hutson defeats 17-year incumbent Sheriff Marlin Gusman.
State must release Sneed from Angola without delay, a Baton Rouge judge ruled on Thursday.
Incumbent Sheriff Marlin Gusman has taken credit for reducing the jail’s footprint and population. But his record shows him frequently working to increase the size of the jail.
Advocacy group worries that the patrols will be used to harass street performers.
Council members have indicated that they will not vote to approve a zoning ordinance required to build Phase III, though a federal judge has ordered the city to move ahead with the building.
A panel of judges accepted the argument that state courts are not empowered to second-guess the parole board.
National contractor Wellpath has served the provider since 2014.
Jackson was convicted of robbery in a 10-2 vote. Since split verdicts were declared unconstitutional last year, he has been fighting his conviction in court. But the state parole board may offer him an alternative path to freedom.
Sneed sued the state parole board for illegal imprisonment after his parole was stripped.
