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 board overseeing the center could vote to hire Sgt. Willie Davis at its meeting Friday.
What looked like rice was maggots. Part of her body was actually rotting way.
Trump and a few of his candidates for attorney general want to cut federal funding to cities that don’t aid immigration agents.
Angola rodeo's crafts fair points up an absurdity in Louisiana's penal system.
Looking beyond police killings for patterns of racial injustice.
When you count disconnected calls, the rate is slightly better than it was most of last year.
Cops once backed an array of community programs to build trust.
The New Orleans Police Department has reduced response times for emergencies. They’ve done that in part by lowering the importance of some 911 calls. Department leaders say they need to prioritize life-threatening situations in order to manage the workload. But are they overlooking some true emergencies?
Black Lives Matter advocates push back against the race and crime analysis in a recent Lens column.
