Temporary jail cells costing more than $11 million to build
Sheriff Marlin Gusman’s temporary jail will cost over $11 million, The Lens has learned.
Tag: jail expansion
Some support temporary jail; others want work stopped
Sheriff Marlin Gusman’s decision to move ahead with construction of 400 temporary jail beds before a working group meets to examine the jail expansion has divided the group and drawn criticism from City Council President Arnie Fielkow.
Sheriff building 400 jail beds before working group meets
Sheriff: I have never housed arrestees ‘to make money’
Landrieu relents, and opens jail-advisory meetings
A ripple runs ahead of a wave
Matt Davis in his recent story on The Lens gave a shallow interpretation of the ongoing campaign by a diverse group of New Orleanians who understand that a bigger jail has not and will not make our city safer.
