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Behind The Lens episode 101: Dual reporting

by Carolyne Heldman October 9, 2020 Updated March 11, 2021

A critical report on special education at a New Orleans charter school. Furloughs for thousands of city employees. An ordinance that could limit city surveillance. And a court hearing in the Phase III jail dispute. […]

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Sheriff’s Office deployed pepper spray in jail’s COVID-19 unit

by Nick Chrastil October 5, 2020 Updated November 23, 2020

The pepper spray discharge occurred after a fight. One detainee has since been charged for his involvement, several months after the incident. […]

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Some Tulane students are isolating at Airbnbs after testing positive for COVID-19

by Philip Kiefer September 16, 2020 Updated September 16, 2020

Students who spoke to The Lens reported little oversight from the university after opting to stay in an off-campus vacation rental. […]

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Recent death at New Orleans jail being treated as a suicide, officials say

by Nick Chrastil August 31, 2020 Updated September 3, 2020

Robert Rettman is the third New Orleans inmate to die in jail this year. […]

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‘Is it really safe to reopen schools?’ Educators, parents, students discuss concerns about reopening in virtual town hall

by Marta Jewson July 9, 2020 Updated July 9, 2020

A NOLA Public Schools survey found that only 49% of teachers felt safe to return as of the beginning of June. And COVID-19 infection rates have not improved since. […]

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With funding uncertainties exacerbated by coronavirus, public defenders hopeful for permanent statewide solutions

by Nick Chrastil July 8, 2020 Updated July 10, 2020

Legislators appear open to changing ‘user-pay’ funding system for criminal justice. […]

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As officials consider plans for reopening, many unanswered questions remain

by Leslie Cardé April 28, 2020 Updated April 28, 2020

‘We’ve become aware of just how much we don’t know pertaining to this particular virus,’ one doctor told The Lens. […]

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Mardi Gras with the safety on

by Jules Bentley March 13, 2020 Updated March 13, 2020

“Jamming 1.5 million humans into the same party space that struggled to accommodate half a million in 1970 is, put simply, unsafe.” […]

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City’s 'Smart City Pilot' proposal would add 90 new public cameras using Entergy funds

by Michael Isaac Stein February 19, 2020 Updated November 2, 2021

The cameras may be used for law enforcement purposes, raising concerns from privacy advocates. […]

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‘Your honor, can I tell the whole story?’ Part 3

by Nick Chrastil December 4, 2019 Updated December 3, 2019

A murder in New Orleans, a trial that lasted less than a day, and the lives they entangled for the next three decades. […]

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