New Orleans has spent millions to expand its police surveillance powers. But without formal oversight or regulation, citizens have largely been left in the dark about what tools and techniques the city is using to spy on them.
A Tuesday commission vote on the proposal came out 4 to 4.
Sneed was stripped of his parole prior to release despite the prison disciplinary board clearing him of a contraband charge.
The commission will vote on the zoning change next week, which will ultimately need to be approved by the City Council.
After agreeing to allow the production crew into the jail, Sheriff’s Office officials became concerned about how it would be portrayed.
The agreement will place significant curbs on prosecutors’ ability to have witnesses, victims arrested.
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.
