Caddo Commission votes in favor of Resolution 35
The proposal calls for independent, third-party inquiries into any death at a parish-owned facility By Curtis Heyen and Kenley Hargett | April 8, 2021 at 3:16 PM CDT - Updated April 8 at 11:32 PM
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) The Caddo Commission has voted on a resolution calling for independent, third-party inquiries into any death at a parish-owned facility or property.
The proposal sponsored by Commissioner Stephen Jackson came in response to the death March 16 of Caddo Correctional inmate Casey Louis Simpson, 31.
Caddo commissioners voted 7-4 in favor of Resolution 35. This vote now allows an independent investigation into Simpson’s death.
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