Bill to provide relief to people still in prison with non-unanimous jury verdicts deferred pending Supreme Court decision
Advocates are pushing to have the bill passed regardless of the ruling
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Criminal Justice
Bobby Sneed denied parole in rehearing despite being acquitted of disciplinary charges
Months after a unanimous vote to allow Sneed to go free, all parole board members voted on Monday to keep him in prison.
State board rescinds parole for Angola prisoner Bobby Sneed despite dismissal of disciplinary charges
Angola prisoner who faced loss of parole cleared on contraband charges, but now faces new disciplinary action for being in wrong dorm, lawyer says
Bobby Sneed was not previously informed of any additional charges before his hearing on Wednesday.
A man incarcerated at Angola for decades was granted parole. Now, after an alleged overdose days before his release, he may have to stay.
Bobby Sneed's lawyer fears the 74-year-old inmate may die in prison.
City asks for a stay in Phase III construction pending appeal
A federal court judge who has previously criticized the city’s attempts to halt the facility once again appeared skeptical of its arguments.
Marijuana possession arrests continue to decline — but some still being made, despite NOPD policy
Councilwoman suggests reducing fines for possession to as little as $1.
District attorney to set up ‘satellite offices’ at public libraries and community centers around New Orleans
The offices will focus on engaging residents to work with the DA’s office and will house the DA’s diversion program.
Group has filed more than 1,000 post-conviction relief applications challenging non-unanimous jury verdicts since Supreme Court ruling
This week will mark one year since the Supreme Court ruled that non-unanimous jury verdicts were unconstitutional. For about 1,500 Louisiana prisoners, that means a legal deadline is fast approaching.
Proposed state law would give discretion to judges on habitual offender sentences
Judges would be allowed to overrule prosecutors seeking decades-long sentence enhancements.
