Starve The Mass Incarceration Beast By Shutting The Front Door To decarcerate New Orleans, we must defund the police department. Sade Dumas, David Brazil
Tech Company Gave Two New Orleans-Area Sheriff’s Offices Access to Track Cell Phones Without Warrants Neither agency had written policies on how to capture or store the location data without violating privacy rights. Emily Lane
New Orleans Advocates Oppose Jail Expansion Plan Ahead of Public Hearing Increasing the city’s jail capacity will lead to higher incarceration rates, advocates say. Lauren Gill
Arrested for Shoplifting and Dead 2 Days Later A lawsuit filed by Kentrell Hurst’s children is the latest against New Orleans Sheriff Marlin Gusman over jail conditions. Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg
New Orleans Wants to Make Its Notorious Jail Bigger Activists say the sheriff is trying to add jail beds under the guise of mental health treatment. Raven Rakia
‘Will I Get Out Today?’ Louisiana is keeping people behind bars long after their sentences have expired, attorneys say. Victoria Law
