Report Of Orleans Jail Monitor Regarding Jones, et. al. vs. Gusman, et. al / Gusman v. The City of New Orelans
On May 1, 2017, the Eastern District Court of Louisiana released this report of the New Orleans Jail Monitor for the Jones, et. al. vs. Gusman, et. al / Gusman v. The City of New Orelans case. The report states that the New Orleans jail remains unacceptably violent and dangerous, even with roughly half its inmates farmed out to other lockups after Sheriff Marlin Gusman agreed to cede authority over the long-troubled lockup, while a new director pursues court-ordered reforms . . .