DA to use most of city budget bump for prosecutors, not diversion program
Cantrell budget proposal says the additional funds will be spent on pretrial diversion, but DA Cannizzaro says the money will be spent on prosecutor salaries.
Category: Criminal Justice
Cantrell traffic enforcement plan could cause problems for public defenders
Police, DA and city surveillance system get bumps in Cantrell's budget, but public defender appropriation remains steady. Decreased camera tickets could lead to lost funding for defense.
Justice reform hobbled by unhealthy dependence on bail, fines and court fees
We balance court budgets on the backs of those least able to pay.
Months after end of ‘predictive policing’ contract, Cantrell administration works on new tool to ID ‘high-risk’ residents
The researcher whose work was used in NOLA for Life, Chicago "heat list" is involved in developing the new program for Cantrell's violence reduction task force. Task force members hope the list will be used to direct residents to social services, not police.
Fourth Circuit rules Orleans DA must produce fake subpoenas
Appeals court affirms 2017 ruling in Orleans Parish Civil District Court. Cannizzaro's office has partially complied with that ruling.
Lens fake subpoena suit against New Orleans DA goes before state appeals court
Appealing an earlier ruling for news outlet, Cannizzaro's office says that public records requests for so-called "DA subpoenas" were too broad. The Lens is asking for more records.
City Council considers $100,000 for new crime cameras in Gentilly
The budget committee advanced a proposal to fund eight new cameras through the Gentilly Development District. The cameras would be linked to the city's surveillance hub.
Join us July 25 to learn how to find public records related to criminal justice
We will focus on criminal justice, from 911 call to court files.
State audit says DeSoto DA pulled money from other agencies through ‘traffic diversion’ programs
The audit confirms The Lens' findings about the effect of the programs, which allow DAs to keep fines in exchange for dropping traffic tickets.
New Orleans district attorney unearths 249 ‘DA subpoenas’ issued over three years
This is the first indication of how often prosecutors used the bogus documents.
