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New jail’s opening postponed to April and perhaps much later |
By theneworleansadvocate.com- Jim Mustian |
Published: 01/23/2015 |
The long-awaited opening of New Orleans’ new jail, already many months behind schedule, has become something of a mirage. Motorists can see the gleaming $145 million structure overlooking the Pontchartrain Expressway in Mid-City, but when it will open remains elusive. The latest delays, disclosed during a court hearing Thursday, mean the 1,438-bed facility won’t be ready to house inmates before late April at the earliest — nearly a year after the May 15, 2014, opening date Sheriff Marlin Gusman projected as he sought re-election early last year. But even a spring timetable seems overly optimistic to U.S. District Judge Lance Africk, who is overseeing a series of sweeping reforms at Orleans Parish Prison. He noted there are multiple moving parts that threaten to postpone the jail’s opening indefinitely. Read More. |
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