Group breaks ground on transitional home for people returning from prison
The First 72 Plus houses formerly incarcerated people and provides them with services to re-enter society. Share Updated: 1:21 PM CDT May 4, 2021 WDSU Digital Team
Group breaks ground on transitional home for people returning from prison
The First 72 Plus houses formerly incarcerated people and provides them with services to re-enter society. Share Updated: 1:21 PM CDT May 4, 2021
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Show Transcript MILLIONS ON LOCAL PET PROJECTS. THERE ARE STILL QUESTIONS FOR WHEN PEOPLE WILL SEE THOSE DOLLARS. PEOPLE RELEASED FROM PRISON OFTEN HAVE NO I.D., CLOTHES OR PLACE TO SLEEP. A GROUP THAT HELPS FORMERLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE ADJUST TO LIFE OUTSIDE BARS IS HOPING TO LEND THEM A HAND. TODAY, THEY BROKE GROUND ON A NEW TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BUILDING. TAKE A LOOK. YOU CAN COME TO GET THE HELP NEEDED TO GET STARTED. THAT DOES NO COME WITHOUT EXPECTATION AND
Mother of troubled teen says she wants her daughter to get help while locked up Juvenile Justice Intervention Center By Natasha Robin | April 29, 2021 at 11:07 PM CDT - Updated April 30 at 3:10 PM
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - âShe was beautiful. She had a big heart,â says a mom.
From an innocent little girl to making vulgar posts, a mother speaks out about why she now fears for her daughterâs life.
âShe was 11 years old, and she started running away from home. She got her first experience with sex at 11,â says the mother.
She says her daughter, who FOX 8 will not identify, starting prostituting at 12 years old.
But Davis reversal was not mandatory. While the Supreme Court is still deciding if its ruling should be retroactive, newly elected District Attorney Jason Williams announced in February that he was moving ahead on 22 cases, included Davis s.
“For too long, New Orleans has simply been ground zero for unfairness,” Williams announced at a press event on the courthouse steps to announced the reversals in what he called the “Jim Crow Jury Project.”
Williams’ program matches campaign promises he made to put the DA’s office on a fast track toward criminal justice reform. But reform can be met with sharp questions and heavy emotions from crime victims and their families, and that’s just what happened in the Davis case.
Jury trials to resume in Louisiana after lengthy COVID-19 delay
Newly-elected District Attorney Jason Williams is also planning to revisit many cases where convictions were secured by non-unanimous juries. Author: Chris McCrory (WWL) Updated: 7:17 AM CDT April 1, 2021
NEW ORLEANS Jury trials are back on in Louisiana starting Thursday, after being halted for several months due to coronavirus-related concerns.
The move back to in-person jury trials for criminal cases came as the moratorium on them was set to expire at the end of March. Rather than extending it, the Louisiana Supreme Court announced that they would be allowing it to expire, and would bring jurors back to the courtroom.
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