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Louisiana state politics reporter @NOLANews & @theadvocatebr. Past: @nhregister. "Fast, thorough and sharp as a tack." Tips: meghan.friedmann@theadvocate.com
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Louisiana said it fixed overdetention in prisons. A new lawsuit says that isn’t true. Original

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By Meghan Friedmann Verified
| The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate Verified
Now, a new lawsuit filed by criminal justice advocates says that isn’t true. It accuses the agency of continuing to routinely hold prisoners beyond the limits of their sentences. “DOC employs a meandering bureaucratic process that delays release by days, weeks, and even months,” says the lawsuit, which was filed Friday in the Middle District Court of Louisiana and names Westcott as the main defendant.
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Louisiana’s child welfare agency says it’s making progress. Lawmakers are skeptical.

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By Meghan Friedmann Verified
| The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Verified
Leaders for the Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services say they have made strides in alleviating the heavy caseloads for Child Protective Services staff that have long plagued the agency, all but eliminating backlogs in every region outside of Baton Rouge. But some lawmakers expressed skepticism about those assertions when they spoke with DCFS officials at the state Capitol Monday, during a meeting of the Senate Select Committee on Women and Children that lasted eight hours. State Sen.
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Louisiana’s child welfare agency says it’s making progress. Lawmakers are skeptical.

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By Meghan Friedmann Verified
| The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate Verified
Leaders for the Louisiana Department of Children & Family Services say they have made strides in alleviating the heavy caseloads for Child Protective Services staff that have long plagued the agency, all but eliminating backlogs in every region outside of Baton Rouge. But some lawmakers expressed skepticism about those assertions when they spoke with DCFS officials at the state Capitol Monday, during a meeting of the Senate Select Committee on Women and Children that lasted eight hours. State Sen.
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