Arthur Morrell’s office suspended expungement filings for months during the pandemic. Even after they started back up, an attorney who specializes in helping clients seal their records says unnecessary delays remain.
Category: Criminal Justice
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Council committee advances proposal to apply curfew laws to 17-year-olds
Juvenile defender’s office worries about more stops and the potential for profiling.
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DA’s office agrees to vacate 22 non-unanimous jury convictions
The action was part of a larger review of hundreds of non-unanimous verdicts.
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Former juvenile public defender Teneé Felix to lead DA’s Juvenile Division
Felix is part of a string of appointments of former defense attorneys and civil rights lawyers in Williams’ DA’s office.
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Disciplinary practices at Angola lead to hunger strike among a handful of prisoners
Officials confirm that some prisoners have been kept in disciplinary segregation longer than what rules call for.
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Despite NOPD policy, most 2019 police vehicle pursuits occurred in response to non-violent violations
The year saw more injuries resulting from chases than any since the department has been releasing the data.
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After improvements, monitors warn that conditions at the New Orleans jail may be backsliding
New report cites concerns over health care, violence, and staffing at the facility.
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ACLU sues Louisiana State Police for access to facial recognition documents
According to suit, the State Police falsely claimed it did not have records on facial recognition. Emails released by the city of New Orleans prove that wasn’t true, the ACLU says.
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Jason Williams has vowed never to use the habitual offender statute. What does that mean for criminal justice in New Orleans?
Public defenders say that cases have been moving more efficiently since Williams took office and stopped using multiple bills.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
911 board approves multimillion-dollar law enforcement records, analytics system
The contractor was selected without a public bidding process.