“A judge never acknowledges that he is sentencing someone to a life of unemployment or homelessness.”
Category: Criminal Justice
Posted inCriminal Justice
NOPD says it has revised 200 policies; federal review delays implementation
Despite deadlines, court-appointed oversight firm has yet to weigh in on key revisions.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Opinion
Chief public defender sounds off: Time to fix a ‘perverse’ system of justice
“Fines, fees and court costs are a part of criminal justice systems around the country, but Louisiana public defenders depend and rely on such costs to a dangerous degree.”
Posted inCriminal Justice
Judges looking to get new courthouse all dressed up, but they have nowhere to go
Lacking land, Civil District Court meets with potential contractors, asks for building concepts.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Opinion
Arrested development: Pretrial services under assault in New Orleans
“The message from those who would gouge funding for the program could not be clearer: ‘We like things the way they are.’ ”
Posted inCriminal Justice
Judge Julian Parker orders financial bonds for all defendants in his court
Even arrestees rated as low-risk must go to a bail bondsman or post bail themselves.
Posted inCriminal Justice
State’s supply of drug for executing prisoners has expired, says attorney for death-row inmate
Louisiana State Penitentiary’s lethal-injection drug expired last month, a lawyer for a death-row inmate has concluded after reviewing documents provided by the state in an ongoing lawsuit. The Lens has been trying to pin down the Department of Corrections since February on the expiration date of the drug, and an attorney for the state has repeatedly said no record of the expiration date existed.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Sheriff agrees to pay $900,000 in legal fees to civil rights group that sued prison
Still to be decided: Who pays for the consent decree — city or sheriff — and how?
Posted inCriminal Justice
With execution delayed, lawyer argues for disclosures about lethal injection drug
On Tuesday, the state is supposed to reveal the expiration date for its lethal injection drug.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Opinion
Judge Engelhardt’s Danziger ruling points toward a possibly far wider scandal
Engelhardt’s probe has already expanded our understanding of misconduct by Justice officials in both Washington and New Orleans. There may be more to come.