Tag: jail
COVID-19: Asylum seekers must be released from detention
"Refugees have no business being behind bars in the first place, and their continued detention threatens not only their health – but the health and safety of the community at large."
Gusman’s staff won’t be charged in restraining death
District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro has declined to pursue criminal charges against Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman's office after investigating the death of a woman who collapsed after being held in restraints at Gusman’s jail in January 2009.
City hasn't touched $10 million for courthouse repairs approved in 2000
City officials haven't fully answered why they continue to sit on a $10 million pile of taxpayer money approved by voters a decade ago for courthouse repairs.
