Lawsuit filings reveal new details about use of Angola facility to house coronavirus patients
DOC says the plan has “worked very well thus far.” The plaintiffs say inmates don’t receive adequate medical care and conditions are unsanitary.
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Criminal Justice
Asking why and how, and what needs to be done.
Official in charge of jail says he thinks it’s in shape for Sheriff Gusman to retake control
Compliance director says jail is in ‘100 percent substantial compliance' with consent decree.
New Orleans Police Department to end ‘informational’ checkpoints
The checkpoints, which were scheduled to go to the end of the city's stay-at-home order, have been criticized by civil rights groups.
‘It’s a war’: New Orleans jail struggles to manage COVID-19 outbreak as it implements mass testing
The jail's compliance director speaks with The Lens about his decision to expand inmate testing and the challenges of keeping a deadly infection in check in a confined environment.
‘They’re scared to death’: Former prisoners seek to shine light on COVID case growth among locked-up women in state
The Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women is reporting more positive cases than any other state prison.
COVID-19 death reported at Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women
The women’s prison now has more cases than any other state correctional facility in Louisiana.
Judge dismisses suit seeking releases from federal prison with COVID-19 outbreak
The federal judge says he doesn’t have the authority to mandate releases of vulnerable prisoners from Oakdale. Seven Oakdale prisoners have died of the disease so far.
After expanded testing, New Orleans jail sees spike in confirmed coronavirus cases
Orleans Sheriff’s Office has no plans to move patients to Camp J at Angola as other local jails have.
Federal appeals court affirms denial of immunity for prosecutors who used fake subpoenas
Judges said that the DA's office may still prevail with an immunity defense, but they did not agree with the arguments they presented.
Orleans Public Defenders announce furloughs in face of decreased revenue due to coronavirus
The cuts will affect about 67 employees.
