Citing “mounting criticism” and other factors, Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman this afternoon announced that he will close the outmoded House of Detention, with some inmates being moved out today.
Read more: http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2012/04/orleans_parish_sheriff_to_clos.html
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