John Thompson, photo from Resurrection After Exoneration
Updates on John Thompson’s $14 million judgment for his wrongful conviction provided by Ora Nitkin-Kaner, a 2008-2009 AVODAH Corps Member who works with John Thompson at Resurrection After Exoneration.
James Gill: Connick era bills come due
Posted by James Gill, Columnist, The Times-Picayune January 07, 2009 2:03AM
Angola’s death row isn’t [...]
Visit the Orleans Public Defenders website. Eliza Baron, a 2008-2009 AVODAH Corps Member, is currently working as a Client Welfare Specialist at the Orleans Public Defenders office.
Public defenders ask New Orleans City Council to plug holes in budget
by Laura Maggi, The Times-Picayune
Published: November 20, 2008
Leaders of the Orleans public defenders office are asking the [...]
Read full post...Visit the GNO Fair Housing Action Center’s website. Rebecca Waxman, a 2008-2009 AVODAH Corps Member, is currently working as a Fair Housing Assistant at the GNO Fair Housing Action Center.
New Hope for the Gulf Coast?
By Susan Sturgis, Facing South: The Online Magazine for the Institute of Southern Studies
Posted: November 19, 2008
More than three years after [...]
Read full post...Here is a recent story from the New York Times about the ways in which our children are still suffering from Katrina’s aftermath.
Many Children Lack Stability Long After Storm
By SHAILA DEWAN, The New York Times
Published: December 5, 2008
BATON ROUGE, La. — Last January, at the age of 15, Jermaine Howard stopped going to school. Attendance [...]
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