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Criminal Justice
Asking why and how, and what needs to be done.
One OPP escapee still being sought after slipping under fence Saturday night
City Council seeks to expand CeaseFire to include more social-outreach services
NOAH contractor changes plea to guilty; stole post-Katrina federal funds for blight removal
Gusman closes House of Detention
Surrounded by deputies, Orleans Parish Sherriff Marlin Gusman announced today that he is closing the Orleans Parish Prison House of Detention facility on Perdido Street. He said the move is based in part on “the mounting criticisms” and the “inspections by the federal people.”
The Lens honored for reporting on medication of juvenile inmates across state facilities
Sheriff finds job for chief judge's wife despite lack of appraisal experience
Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman hired the wife of Municipal Court Chief Judge Paul Sens as a real-estate appraiser about the same time the judge hired Gusman's wife.
New Orleans tightens rules on who gets the boot – and parking revenues soar
Public Defender says sheriff doesn't provide place for attorney, clients to meet privately
New evidence suggests man convicted of murder wasn't at crime scene, attorneys say
Despite his confession, attorneys say recently discovered police records show a man with an IQ of 59 should have been cleared in 1980 murder case.
