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.
The pursuit was part of Operation Golden Eagle.
Gusman reports 18 cases among detainees, 19 among staff and contractors at the New Orleans jail.
Advocates worry about incarcerated youth during the pandemic.
Eight state prisoners are hospitalized. And the number of cases at the New Orleans jail remains the same, according to a lawyer for the Sheriff’s Office.
