November 12, 2010
Malcolm Jenkins of the New Orleans Saints announces the name of the campaign to stop killings and shootings in New Orleans and names prize winner who came up with “Solutions Not Shootings.” Watch news coverage from WGNO-TV.
October 19, 2010
Opinion: It’s a jail, not a prison. Read the New Orleans CityBusiness editorial.
October 12, 2010
Saints’ Malcolm Jenkins launches contest to name anti-violence campaign. Watch coverage on WDSU-TV and WWL-TV.
October 1, 2010
New Orleans to develop a comprehensive pretrial services system. Department of Justice to fund program though Vera Institute of Justice. Read the news release.
September 25, 2010
Saints Defensive Back Malcolm Jenkins takes leadership role in New Orleans movement to stop shootings and killings. Read the story.
September 23, 2010
Mayor Landrieu names panel to recommend “optimal size” of New Orleans jail. Read the story from nola.com.
September 19, 2010
Times Picayune questions if New Orleans needs a bigger jail. Read the Sunday front page story.
September 15, 2010
City Business reports “Coalition: Crime Improving, Criminal Justice System Needs Work.” Read the story.
September 2, 2010
“Bigger Jails Don’t Mean Safer Cities.” Read the Times Picayune guest column by Baptist Community Ministries President Byron Harrell.
August 27, 2010
Times Picayune reports “Justice System Creeps Toward Improvement” since Hurricane Katrina. Read the story from staff writer Laura Maggi.
August 20, 2010
New Orleans City Business reports “Bail System Puts Court Costs on Backs of Poor”
Read the article by Staff Writer Richard A. Webster.
July 16, 2010
Michael Jacobson, Vera Institute director, interviewed on WWL-TV Morning News about need for pretrial services in New Orleans.
July 16, 2010
GNO Info Minute: Download MP3 of WWNO’s coverage of need for pretrial services in New Orleans criminal justice.
July 15, 2010
New Orleans City Council Criminal Justice Committee hears proposal for pretrial services pilot. Read coverage in The Times Picayune.
June 22, 2010
NOPD Arrests for Minor Offenses Remain a Drag on Officers Time, Study Finds. Read the story in The Times Picayune.
June 16, 2010
Times Picayune: ACLU attacks plans for jail, 4300 beds aren’t needed, it says. Read the story by Laura Maggi.
March 2, 2010
District Attorney and police process drug cases faster. Read report in Gambit.
March 2, 2010
Criminal justice program cuts detention days.
Listen to report on WWNO-FM Radio
February 26, 2010
District Attorney & Chief Public Defender express disappointment with Criminal Court Judges before New Orleans City Council. Read coverage in The Times Picayune
February 25, 2010
Progress made in expedited screening: City Council urges Orleans Criminal Court Judges to join effort. Watch story on WVUE Fox8 News and Read WVUE Fox 8 web article.
February 25, 2010
Group updates N.O. Council on efforts to expedite minor cases. WWL-TV 4 web article and WWL-TV video (.WMV Format, 2mb)
February 25, 2010
DA and police processing drug cases faster. Read the Gambit Blog article.