Brandon Jackson is one of more than 1,500 people still incarcerated in Louisiana on non-unanimous verdicts, though the United States Supreme Court ruled split verdicts unconstitutional last year. Will he get a chance at freedom?
The suit was filed in 2017 on behalf of death row prisoners, claiming that Angola’s highly restrictive conditions violated their constitutional rights.
Attorneys who represent detainees in consent decree say they were misled by Gusman’s office
Louisiana juvenile advocates question whether youth transfer was legal.
In some parishes with mandatory evacuation orders, sheriffs chose to keep their jails full. Civil rights groups are asking the state to take a more active role in decision-making.
A number of parish sheriffs in the area chose not to evacuate their jails prior to the storm.
Clerk of Court Arthur Morrell’s Office is responsible for processing bond payments.
Conditions at several jails that did not evacuate prior to the storm still uncertain.
Cases at the jail more than doubled since last week, according to Sheriff Gusman.
Kaliegh Smith was convicted of murder in 2010 and released this year after DA Jason Williams’ office said it agreed that there were problems with the case.
