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.
Public defenders say that cases have been moving more efficiently since Williams took office and stopped using multiple bills.
The contractor was selected without a public bidding process.
A district court judge awarded an attorney more than $50,000 last year. The lawyers who represented her are seeking nearly $135,000 for legal fees and costs associated with the multi-year suit.
Reform groups encouraged the city to appeal after a stern ruling by a federal judge.
Some prison employees have received shots as well. No answers available yet on local pretrial detainees.
The city of New Orleans was asking to be let out of an order to build the so-called Phase III facility, intended for inmate medical and mental health care.
Jason Williams is re-screening cases accepted by Cannizzaro’s administration, and public defenders say many low-level cases should be dismissed or diverted.
But Williams told The Lens he plans to shake up the leadership in the office.
