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.
After The Lens reported that prosecutors had failed to report how often they used controversial witness warrants, two years after a law requiring the reports took effect, most DA’s offices have submitted the information.
Police can still cite people under state marijuana laws, but DA Jason Williams has said he will refuse minor drug cases.
Camp J, a former disciplinary facility at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, has been used to quarantine prisoners from across the state, a move that has generated criticism from civil rights groups.
Prisoners have alleged that they have been kept in hot cells for 23 hours per day and abused by prison staff.
The suit accused New Orleans prosecutors of violating the civil rights of witnesses.
Public defenders push for return to virtual court until surge subsides.
The council advanced a motion asking the City Planning Commission to study an alternative to Phase III, even though the director of the City Planning Commission said it likely isn't necessary.
Prisoners participating in the action described a lack of mental health and medical care, being denied access to their families and attorneys and being exposed to extreme temperatures.
