In final vote, council approves use of Temporary Detention Center for inmates with acute mental health needs
The ordinance also creates an inmate cap of 1,250, replacing the 1,438 bed cap.
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Criminal Justice
Asking why and how, and what needs to be done.
Monitors say NOPD academy now in compliance with federal consent decree
Monitors have found department in compliance with at least 11 of 18 major consent decree sections.
Appeals court affirms that city surveillance records are public
A public defender sued for crime camera location records after the city claimed they were too sensitive for public release.
City Council approves ‘compromise’ on use of jail facility
The amendment would allow the continued use of the facility’s Temporary Detention Center for housing certain inmates. It will require one more vote from the council.
‘Your honor, can I tell the whole story?’ Part 3
A murder in New Orleans, a trial that lasted less than a day, and the lives they entangled for the next three decades.
District Attorney has dropped 83 percent of domestic violence charges in Municipal Court in last two years
Last month, District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro said that his office was sending almost all domestic violence charges to Municipal Court, rather than state court.
‘Your honor, can I tell the whole story?’ Part 2
A murder in New Orleans, a trial that lasted less than a day, and the lives they entangled for the next three decades.
‘Your honor, can I tell the whole story?’ Part 1
A murder in New Orleans, a trial that lasted less than a day, and the lives they entangled for the next three decades.
Mental Illness Behind Bars: The hard lessons of Orleans Parish
The city and the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office are implementing short- and long-term plans for housing mentally ill inmates, but critics say jail is no place to treat mental illness.
Advocates: City Council should use power of the purse to force criminal district court to change its use of bail and court fees
The city gave the court $3.8 million in additional funding this year. Reform advocates argue that the money should be contingent on reform.
