Quatrevaux criticizes sheriff’s plan to award jail contract behind closed doors
A Sheriff's Office committee selected a company in private, but the agency won't say who it is.
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Criminal Justice
Asking why and how, and what needs to be done.
Warden considers ending Angola inmate’s solitary confinement after 28 straight years
Inmate Kenny “Zulu” Whitmore has filed a federal lawsuit claiming that it's unconstitutional to be held in solitary confinement for so long. Warden Burl Cain said he may take him out, but he's concerned about the inmate's affiliation with the Black Panther Party.
Sheriff Gusman continues to hand out extra pay to deputies who may not qualify
The law excludes deputies whose primary job isn’t law enforcement. The Sheriff’s Office says deputies 'wear many hats.'
In court hearing, city and sheriff dig in their heels on cost of mental health care at OPP
The current facility is in terrible condition, and inmates are not well supervised. The solutions are expensive.
Gusman wants $4 million from city of New Orleans in next year to house mentally ill inmates
The figure was disclosed in a recent court filing, but not in a City Council committee meeting.
Gusman signs off on plan to use existing property tax to run Orleans Parish Prison
$5 million a year could be used to pay for jail costs if voters approve the change.
Right and left partnered in fight to reduce incarceration, but sheriffs killed most bills
One bill that failed would have reduced marijuana possession to a misdemeanor.
Report: Police Department lacks policies on use of force, sexual assault reporting
We highlighted important passages in the report.
Court monitor says Gusman is behind schedule on jail reforms
His office has missed deadlines for 62 of 65 requirements outlined in court documents.
Bill that would hide sources of lethal-injection drugs now heads to Senate floor
Lens Editor Steve Beatty said the bill would hinder accountability. A committee approved it.
