Schizophrenic inmate tells court about jail violence; Gusman testifies Thursday
Deputy mayor and judge clash over whether the city was included in consent decree negotiations.
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Criminal Justice
Guns, drugs, gambling, violence: Video shows out-of-control Orleans prison
Jail security is a study in "total dysfunction," testified expert witness Manuel Romero.
Continuing live blog: Consent decree hearing on Orleans Parish Prison
On Wednesday, testimony concerned the city's involvement in the negotiations over the consent decree and conditions in the mental health unit. Sheriff Marlin Gusman will testify Thursday morning.
Sheriff: Landrieu’s gloom-and-doom consent decree figures are inflated
Gusman disputes $22 million-a-year for five years, cited by mayor.
Pro-business organizations sponsor expense-paid seminars for federal judges
U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier, who is presiding over the BP civil trial, attended a seminar sponsored by the American Petroleum Institute. Critics say these privately funded conferences serve judges a steady dose of free-market, anti-regulation lectures that could influence their rulings.
‘Emergency’ meeting on jail reform raises questions about notification
Mayor Landrieu will paint a grim picture of financial impacts if city is forced to cover costs of the federal consent decree.
PSC may flip-flop on prison phone rates at Wednesday meeting, ex-chairman fears
Providers of prison phone services have been fighting hard to reverse the cut in rates and fees approved by the Public Service Commission in December
Former jail official, friend of sheriff, pleads guilty to federal bribery charge
John Sens, who used to be purchasing director, admits to taking kickbacks for rigging contract bids.
Does stunning collapse of River Birch case portend uglier revelations ahead?
Now it appears that there may have been more serious and systemic problems during Letten’s term than we ever knew.
