Organization: COURT WATCH NOLA
Mission: TO MONITOR CRIMINAL CASES IN THE ORLEANS PARISH COURT SYSTEMS TO ENSURE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AT EVERY LEVEL AND TO ENCOURAGE EFFICIENCY.
Activities: COURT WATCH NOLA (CWN) WAS FOUNDED IN 2007 AS A GRASSROOTS VOLUNTEER EFFORT TO BRING GREATER TRANSPARENCY AND EFFICIENCY TO NEW ORLEANS CRIMINAL COURTS. OVER THE PAST DECADE, CWN HAS RECRUITED, EDUCATED, AND TRAINED MORE THAN A THOUSAND VOLUNTEERS TO OBSERVE AND REPORT ON WHETHER NEW ORLEANS JUDGES, PROSECUTORS, PUBLIC DEFENDERS, SHERIFF DEPUTIES, POLICE OFFICERS, AND OTHERS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM ARE DOING THEIR JOBS PROFESSIONALLY, FAIRLY, EFFICIENTLY, AND WITH TRANSPARENCY.
COURT WATCH NOLA ACTS AS A FISCAL SPONSOR FOR THE NEW ORLEANS PEOPLE'S DISTRICT ATTORNEY COALITION (NOPDA) TO SUPPORT THEIR MISSION TO ENSURE THE ELECTION OF A REFORM DISTRICT ATTORNEY; TO BUILD THE EXPERTISE OF NODPA MEMBERS WHO REPRESENT THE CITY'S MOST VULNERABLE AND IMPACTED POPULATIONS; TO ENSURE INDEPENDENCE AND NONPARTISANSHIP OF NOPDA'S OPERATIONS; AND TO ADVISE AND ASSIST NOPDA IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THEIR MISSION.
NTEE category: Crime & Legal-Related