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Judge puts kibosh on Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office attempt to hide records

The decision comes amid concerns about Sheriff Susan Hutson's transparency.

NOLA.com

Lawsuit: Multiple inmates stabbed at Louisiana prison where guards were indifferent to safety

Three inmates were stabbed at a jail run by a private prison company because staff were deliberately indifferent to their safety, a new MJC lawsuit claims.

The Advocate

Federal judge has authority to order Phase III of New Orleans jail, civil rights attorneys argue

"Even if the challenged orders were considered to require facility construction, the PLRA does not prohibit a court from issuing such a directive when necessary to remedy the sorts of constitutional rights violations this Court has already found," MJC's Elizabeth Cumming said.

The Lens NOLA

Majority of COVID-19 cases in Louisiana prisons that mass test are asymptomatic

“To stem the spread of infection, testing must be coupled with full implementation of essential public health recommendations, including robust sanitation in the facility and effective use of medical isolation,” Elizabeth Cumming said.

WDSU News

Coronavirus cases spike at New Orleans jail, raising advocates’ fears about new outbreak

“To avoid sharing another wave of infection with the community, actors in the criminal justice system must continue taking every possible action to reduce the number of people in the jail,” MJC's Elizabeth Cumming said.

The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate

Coronavirus cases in New Orleans jail surge after mass testing; 56 inmates test positive

"We remain very worried for the health and safety of our clients held in the jail," said MJC's Elizabeth Cumming.

The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate

Visits suspended at Louisiana prisons as advocates warn of coronavirus spreading behind bars

Close quarters, preexisting health conditions and limited access to soap and hand sanitizer make Louisiana's prisons and jails potential breeding grounds for the spreading coronavirus — in a state that remains the incarceration capital of the world.

The Advocate

Lawsuit: Louisiana State Police Use Excessive Force and Make Racially Biased Stops and Arrests of African-Americans in the French Quarter

NEW ORLEANS – The wrongful arrest, unjustified use of force and detention of an Indiana teenager has resulted in a lawsuit alleging that aggressive, unjustified harassment of African-Americans is a regular practice of Louisiana State Police (LSP) on patrol of the French Quarter. Lyle Dotson was a 17-year-old Muncie, Indiana, high school student on a...