Committee members appear to support renovation plans as litigation over a Phase III continues in federal court
Category: Criminal Justice
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New Orleans City Council committee advances ordinance to restrict law enforcement use of tear gas
Proposed ordinance comes three months after NOPD deployed tear gas at protesters on the Crescent City Connection.
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Federal judge has authority to order Phase III of New Orleans jail, civil rights attorneys argue
The city is attempting to halt construction of the new jail building meant to house detainees with acute mental illness.
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City: Renovations of jail facility to temporarily house inmates with acute mental illness now complete
A legal battle continues over a permanent housing solution.
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Recent death at New Orleans jail being treated as a suicide, officials say
Robert Rettman is the third New Orleans inmate to die in jail this year.
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City allowed confederate monument supporters to appraise value of vandalized McDonogh statue, potentially upping charges for accused demonstrator
The City of New Orleans allowed the Monumental Task Committee, a group that has defended confederate monuments for years, to arrange for a private appraisal of the John McDonogh statue that was torn down and thrown in the Mississippi river this summer, according to emails obtained by The Lens. According to the Orleans Parish District […]
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City Council tells criminal court to return more than half-million dollars in bail and conviction fees paid by defendants over last two years
State law dictates that the money be handed over to the city
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City Council passes ordinance bringing public defender budget closer to DA’s office
Public defenders call it ‘historic moment for New Orleans,’ but there are questions as to whether the ordinance is binding.
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Coalition unveils DA platform aimed at ending mass incarceration in New Orleans
The People’s DA Coalition proposes ending use of the habitual offender statute and prosecuting ‘quality-of-life’ crimes, among other reforms
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Proposed law seeks to bring public defender funding closer to DA’s
DA candidate Williams’ sponsored legislation would require that the city gives the defenders 85 percent of what it gives prosecutors