NOPD review of sex-crime and child-abuse cases shows policy violations, broadens to include supervisors
But the NOPD says many of the cases flagged by the Inspector General were sex-offender checks, not criminal complaints.
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Criminal Justice
Court monitor describes why NOPD supervisors aren’t overseeing officers properly
A federal judge has set a new deadline in July to meet certain benchmarks.
Live blog Thursday: Federal court hearing focuses on supervisors’ oversight at NOPD
We'll be in court at 1:30 p.m. CT. Follow along here.
New Orleans officials work to keep juveniles out of Orleans Parish Prison as they await trial
Officials say the juvenile facility is the best place for most young defendants, even if they're charged with serious felonies in Criminal District Court. An ordinance before the City Council would require juveniles to await trial in the Youth Study Center, not OPP.
Try to imagine full-throated apologies from the prosecutors axed in ‘Commentgate’
Much remains mysterious about the ethical rot that led federal prosecutors to indulge in anonymous online chatter.
Sheriff’s Office doesn’t pay deputies for all time worked, federal labor suit alleges
Former deputy says he wasn't paid for required time before and after shift.
Advocates again urge NOPD to stop checking immigration status
Council member says current policy "confusing;" chief unable to detail draft of rewrite.
Live blog for Thursday: Sheriff, city square off over consent decree finances
Gusman says city money falls short; city wants to void prison healthcare contract.
Lawsuit says state prison officials broke sunshine law in discussing executions
Death-penalty opponents say a committee created by the Legislature never met publicly.
Death-penalty study suggests using nitrogen to carry out executions
Amid nationwide controversy surrounding lethal injection, Louisiana officials are recommending a new way to execute the condemned: death by nitrogen. And the head of the state prison system also wants legislators to reconsider an execution-secrecy bill that was introduced but dropped during last year’s legislative session.
