Click here for BGR’s latest report, Keys to the Jail: How New Orleans Can Sustain Jail Reforms through Better Governance. The report calls on the Orleans Parish Sheriff and the City of New Orleans to support jail performance through greater collaboration, strategic planning, transparency and accountability.
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BGR’s work for results is an extension of our research reports. We measure progress in the opportunities to present our work, media coverage and actual implementation of report recommendations. Read about our impact.
At least $12 million a year in restored funding for infrastructure needs
$39 million in Orleans Parish school funding redistributed
national awards for BGR policy achievements
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