Orleans sheriff submits action plan for federal compliance [Video]

INFO AND TRACKS ON THAT IN A FEW MINUTES. ALL RIGHT, TURNING NOW TO THE LATEST PUSH TO GET THE ORLEANS PARISH JAIL UNDER COMPLIANCE WITH THE FEDERAL CONSENT DECREE. REMEMBER THAT IS A LIST OF CRITERIA OUTLINED BY A JUDGE IN THIS CASE. IT DEALS WITH HOW TO CARE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE IN CUSTODY. THE JUSTICE CENTER HAS BEEN OPERATING UNDER FEDERAL OVERSIGHT FOR MORE THAN A DECADE. WDSU REPORTER ELIZABETH KUEBEL LIVE. WITH THEIR LATEST MOVE TO ULTIMATELY GET FROM UNDER THIS CONSENT DECREE. ELIZABETH. YEAH, THERE ARE 11 AREAS WHERE OPSO TELLS ME THEY ARE NOT COMPLIANT, BUT A NEW PLAN JUST SUBMITTED THIS MONTH HOPES TO CORRECT THEM. A NEW STEP IN THE ORLEANS PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE QUEST TO REACH COMPLIANCE SAYS OPSO NOW SUBMITS A FORMAL CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN REQUESTED BY A FEDERAL JUDGE AIMED AT CORRECTING THINGS LIKE SANITATION PROGRAMS AND EMERGENCY SECURITY. …