Criminal justice reform advocates present plan to retrofit prison – Mid-City Messenger midcitymessenger.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from midcitymessenger.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Tuesday, May 25, 2021 - 6:00pm
We need Help Not Handcuffs! The Orleans Parish Prison Reform Coalition and partners on a campaign to push for a crisis response unit that is specially trained to respond to mental health emergencies in place of law enforcement and we’re looking for input from community members like YOU to make this vision a reality. Will you join us? Virtual Sessions: Tuesdays: 5/25 (District A), 6/1 (District B), 6/8 (District C), 6/15 (District D), 6/22 (District E) at 6PM. In person Saturdays: 5/29 (District A), 6/5 (District B), 6/12 (District C), 6/19 (District D), 6/26 (District E) at 12PM.
Justice demanded for George Floyd wwltv.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wwltv.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Federal judge says expansion of Orleans jail must move forward
The City of New Orleans argued a new jail building was too costly and unnecessary. Share Updated: 6:29 PM CST Jan 26, 2021
The City of New Orleans argued a new jail building was too costly and unnecessary. Share Updated: 6:29 PM CST Jan 26, 2021
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Show Transcript SULA: WE WILL CHECK IN LATER. A LOCAL ACTIVIST GROUP WANTS THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS TO APPEAL A JUDGE’S ORDER TO EXPAND THE ORLEANS JUSTICE CENTER JAIL, PLANS FOR THE EXPANSION WERE IN THE WORKS FOR YEARS, BUT LAS YEAR THE CITY ASKED THE JUDGE TO SCRAP THEM, U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE LANCE AFRICK WROTE IN HIS RULING THE PROPOSED NEW BUILDING IS PART OF THE AGREED-ON PLAN TO COMPLY WITH THE JAIL’S OBLIGATIONS IN A FEDERAL CONSENT DECREE. THE NEW BUILDING IS SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE A BETTER ENVIRONMENT FOR INMATES WITH MENTAL ILLNESSE CITY ATTORNEY SUNNI LABEOUF NOW CLAIMS THE CITY’S COVID-RELATED FINANCIAL HIT MEAN
Year in Review: The year of the protester nola.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nola.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.