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Tag: Southern Poverty Law Center
Posted inCriminal Justice

Sheriff asking to make the city a co-defendant in prison lawsuit

by Tom Gogola

Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman is trying to spread anticipated financial pain at his jail complex to Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s administration. Gusman’s attorneys filed papers Friday with U.S. District Judge Lance Africk seeking to include the city as a third-party defendant in an ongoing lawsuit alleging that Gusman has been running an unconstitutional, unsafe jail […]

Posted inCriminal Justice, Government & Politics

Coalition urges mayor to 'man up' and fulfill promises on jail size and budget reforms

by Matt Davis

Jail reform coalition member Norris Henderson hands a 2,200-signature petition to Councilwoman Susan Guidry’s chief of staff, Deborah Langhoff, at City Hall this afternoon. Photo by Matt Davis. By Matt Davis, The Lens staff writer | A reform coalition, calling for a smaller, more accountably budgeted jail, dropped off two copies of a 2,200-signature petition […]

Posted inCriminal Justice, Government & Politics

Giant billboard targets jail per diems; DOJ to attend public meeting on Tuesday

by Matt Davis

Reform coalition members Dana Kaplan and Norris Henderson in the shadow of the new billboard, which reads: “Stop jailing people to make money.” Photo by Matt Davis. By Matt Davis, The Lens staff writer | The Department Of Justice has accepted an invitation to a community forum next week hosted by a reform coalition, which […]