NOPD is using images of you from more than 5,000 cameras across the city

“After years of FOIA requests and research, I know that NOPD is lying about their unlawful use of Project NOLA and facial-recognition software,” says the writer. The surveillance-camera issue is slated to be discussed at 10 a.m. today (Monday) at the City Council’s criminal-justice committee meeting. […]

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The DA’s office wants to use predictive analytics software to direct city resources to ‘places that drive crime.’ Will it work?

Some advocates worry it could lead to increased police presence in already under-resourced areas. But the DA’s office says that the data is only a first step. […]

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In Linda Frickey case, DA Williams using controversial legal doctrine to seek life sentences for 4 teens

The decision by District Attorney Jason William to charge the teens as adults was controversial, if not surprising. During his campaign for DA, Williams promised to keep all cases involving kids in juvenile court, and frequently cited research on youth brain development that indicates kids are more susceptible to peer pressure, more likely to engage in risky behavior, and less likely to consider the consequences of that behavior. […]

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