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Did Closing the Large Housing Projects in New Orleans Create a Spike in Crime and Violence?

vigilBy Dr. Lance Hill, crossposted from Justice Roars. One of the post-Katrina policies touted as a way of reducing poverty and crime was to demolish most of the large housing projects and disperse the poor throughout the city (and the nation). [...Read more]

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Exonerated death row inmate John Thompson digs for the roots of New Orleans crime epidemic

john thompsonA Talk with John Thompson, by Jed Horne, Crossposted from The Lens.  John Thompson knows the streets of New Orleans. He also knows the state’s prisons. He was one of several defendants railroaded to death row during Harry Connick’s 28-year tenure as Orleans Parish district attorney. [...Read more]

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“There’s Too Much Misinformation About Us Out Here" An Interview With Norris Henderson

By Parnell Herbert, orginially posted on Justice RoarsWhile sitting with Norris Henderson upstairs at the RAE House, I couldn’t help but mar [...Read more]

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NOLA Activist Forgives the Men Who Nearly Took His Life

By Noelle de la Paz, crossposted from Colorlines. Last month, a random act of violence nearly took Rafael Delgadillo’s life. [...Read more]

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