It’s now up to a federal judge to pick one of two companies to track the city’s compliance.
Category: Criminal Justice
Posted inCriminal Justice
Lacking jail budget documents, judge delays consent decree hearing
Monday’s hearing was supposed to be the first step to determine who would pay for jail reforms.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Live blog: Gusman’s budget under scrutiny at OPP consent decree hearing
Now that a judge has ruled that jail conditions are unconstitutional, the question is how to pay for it.
Posted inCriminal Justice
State must reveal details of death-penalty practices, federal magistrate rules
Corrections officials argued unsuccessfully that release of the information would jeopardize security.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Federal appeals judge in New Orleans faces judicial complaint over racial bias
5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Edith Jones is accused of saying that African-Americans and Hispanics are “predisposed to crime.”
Posted inCriminal Justice, Government & Politics
Live blog: Council to evaluate anti-violence measures — but lacks data from city
Councilwoman Guidry has asked for city records showing program costs and impact.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Opinion
Mother’s Day shooting reminds us that no one is immune from street violence
“At any given moment, something can jump out,” said Deb Cotton in an interview last year. Cotton has spent the last several years documenting second-lines and brass bands. How can New Orleans preserve those traditions and create a sense of safety for participants?
Posted inCriminal Justice, Investigations
Have Louisiana’s lethal injection drugs expired? Records unavailable
The manufacturer now forbids use of Nembutal in state executions, leading defense attorneys to question when Louisiana’s stash was produced. The drug has a maximum shelf life of two to three years.
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Judge extends deadline for city, Justice Department to pick NOPD monitor
If the sides can’t agree, a judge will award the contract, worth at least $7 million.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Investigations
911 operators answer hundreds of calls every day related to police officers’ moonlighting
About 250 times a day, a New Orleans police officer calls the 911 center to check in for a “paid detail” assignment — a private security job paying up to $39 an hour. Meanwhile, some people calling 911 wait so long for an answer, they hang up before reaching anyone.