A decade ago, a focused, community-driven effort successfully reduced the jail population in Orleans Parish. But today, despite crime rates dropping, the jail population has doubled again. Too often, the blame is misdirected at the Sheriff, when the real drivers are NOPD’s discretionary arrests, a slow-moving DA, unfair bond rulings from magistrates, and an overburdened public defender’s office. This report aims to set the record straight, educate the community, and hold those truly responsible accountable. Laziness and lack of care put us back where we started—now it’s on us to know the system, expose it, and demand change.