OPP consent decree: Gusman wants feds out of litigation; City says it's not obligated to pay up
 

Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman late last week moved to have the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) removed from an ongoing federal class-action lawsuit that was supposed to have resulted in a consent decree requiring improved conditions at Orleans Parish Prison. And today, City Hall asked that New Orleans government not be required to agree to budget increases to fund a consent decree.? [ Read more ]

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