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WATCH: Q&A with NOLA District Attorney Candidates

Criminal Justice Reform, Featured, Justice, News & Events, Pelican Site FeaturedBy pelicanadmin17 October 9, 2020

Voters in New Orleans will elect a new District Attorney this fall, and the person elected has the potential to transform the city’s criminal justice system for a generation. To get to know the candidates and where they stand on the issues, the Pelican Institute invited each qualified candidate to participate in a live PeliCast…

Playing Politics at the New Orleans Public Defenders Office

UncategorizedBy Robert Flanagan December 10, 2009 Leave a comment

Orleans Parish Chief Public Defender Derwyn Bunton has announced that his office could soon stop accepting rape and murder cases due to budget cuts. An article by Laura Maggi in the Times-Picayune outlines the situation. The New Orleans City Council has voted to eliminate a $500,000 appropriation to the Public Defenders Office in the 2010…