Delaney Dryfoos on what the Alabo Street Wharf development may mean for neighbors. Matthew Wollenweber on NOPD’s use of surveillance, including 5,000 cameras and partnerships that use facial recognition technology. […]
Read More… from Behind the Lens episode 279: ‘Incompetent or lying’
“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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At a meeting, community members raise questions about the police department’s newest surveillance technology. […]
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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. […]
OJJ pays $75 per hour to staffing company for guards. Critics say that contractor seems to be “enriching themselves on the backs of Louisiana’s teenagers and taxpayers’ […]
Apparent Cantrell administration allocation adds $10 million from unknown source. Also, architects differentiate their jail design from notorious “panopticon” configuration. […]
Read More… from Without council approval, city appears to allocate $32 million to Phase III jail
Eighteen-year-old Calvin Cains III was killed by JPSO deputies on Tuesday in front of his mother, who says deputies didn’t announce themselves or give him a chance to surrender. […]
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. […]
The request comes amid an ongoing dispute over transparency at the jail. […]
Lawyers for the boy’s parents say the warrants were unconstitutional and violated state law. […]
