New Orleans City Council eliminates bail requirements for most petty crimes
People accused of minor crimes in Municipal Court will be released automatically if they promise to appear in court.
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Criminal Justice
McKnight killing shows how Louisiana’s ‘stand your ground’ law codifies bigotry
What passes for justice in a state where the NRA writes gun laws.
Orleans sheriff plans new facility for inmates who need mental-health and medical care
Sheriff Marlin Gusman has wanted to build such a facility, but the proposal is smaller than what he has envisioned.
Behind the crackle of guns in a violent city: a search for peace, a brush with death
"I woke up in a jumble of tubes and stapled flesh."
Around the country, bail bondsmen’s political muscle works overtime against reform efforts
Across the country, efforts to reform bail have run headlong into opposition from the bail bond industry. The bondsmen, it turns out, have considerable political muscle. Injustice Watch reports from New Orleans, Maryland and New Mexico.
The top pick for a post at the 911 center is a cop who was suspended for getting medical treatment on the clock
The board overseeing the center could vote to hire Sgt. Willie Davis at its meeting Friday.
Pondering ‘our suicide place’ — solitary confinement in Louisiana
What looked like rice was maggots. Part of her body was actually rotting way.
How will Trump’s policies affect police reforms in New Orleans? Too soon to tell.
Trump and a few of his candidates for attorney general want to cut federal funding to cities that don’t aid immigration agents.
Opportunities for ‘lifers’ — but little programming for inmates nearing release
Angola rodeo's crafts fair points up an absurdity in Louisiana's penal system.
Deja vu in a nation still in deep denial about racism
Looking beyond police killings for patterns of racial injustice.
