NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) - The mayor of New Orleans is encouraging recently released inmates to take advantage of a stimulus program to help them re-enter society during the coronavirus pandemic.

Mayor LaToya Cantrell issued the following statement on the launch of “Returning Citizen Stimulus Program,” a collaboration between the Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) and its partners:

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BY SYRITA STEIB | THE ADVOCATE - With the highest incarceration rate in the nation, Louisiana’s crowded prisons and what to do with them has been a topic of much debate for decades. Now, as New Orleans faces high COVID-19 infection rates in the world, a widespread outbreak in its overpopulated jails is a recipe for disaster.