COVID-19 is brand-new, however a lot of the issues it is triggering in the criminal justice system are issues we have actually seen prior to. After Cyclone Katrina, a number of prisons needed to be left, triggering overcrowding at other centers. At the exact same time, arrests continued, even as numerous courts, consisting of the Louisiana Supreme Court, closed for extended durations. The scenario left supporters rushing to look for release for pretrial detainees, low-level culprits, and older, more susceptible culprits, while likewise dealing with individual losses, workplace closures and other effects of the storm. Supporters who overcame speak about the lessons they gained from Typhoon Katrina and what they believe it needs to teach us about how to react to COVID-19, in addition to how to attend to the after-effects of the pandemic when it, at last, subsides.
Panelists consist of:
– Derwyn Bunton, Chief District Protector, Orleans Parish Public Protector’s Workplace, New Orleans, Louisiana
– Honorable Arthur L. Hunter, Presiding Judge, Orleans Crook District Court (Ret.)
– Katherine Maris Mattes, Elder Teacher of the Practice & Director, Bad Guy Justice Center, Tulane University Law School
– Pamela R. Metzger (Mediator), Teacher of Law & Director, Deason Crook Justice Reform Center, Southern Methodist Unversity Dedman School of Law.
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