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13 Σεπ 2018 · After Hurricane Katrina, many inmates at OPP in New Orleans reported being stuck in cells flooded with chest-high water, and being left without food or water for days at a time while...
10 Αυγ 2006 · The report documents the experiences of thousands of men, women and children who were abandoned at Orleans Parish Prison (OPP) in the days after the storm. "The prisoners inside the Orleans Parish Prison suffered some of the worst horrors of Hurricane Katrina," said Eric Balaban, a staff attorney for the National Prison Project.
Officers Deserted a Jail Building, Leaving Inmates Locked in Cells. (New York, September 22, 2005)—As Hurricane Katrina began pounding New Orleans, the sheriff's department abandoned hundreds of inmates imprisoned in the city’s jail, Human Rights Watch said today.
11 Απρ 2024 · On August 29, 2005, when Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, the staff of Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office abandoned the jail leaving roughly 650 prisoners in their cells with no access...
15 Απρ 2007 · Beyond the injuries and abuses suffered by prisoners during Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans justice system itself lay in ruins. Of 42 public defenders, 39 were laid off because their funding came from traffic fines -- which were drastically reduced with nearly 80 percent of the city underwater.
31 Οκτ 2005 · Excerpts of letters written to Human Rights Watch and Corinne Carey regarding accounting first-hand experiences in the Orleans Parish Prison before, during, and after Hurricane Katrina hit...
10 Αυγ 2006 · In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, while thousands fled New Orleans, the city's prisoners were trapped. Fresh eye-witness accounts reveal what really happened to those left behind, and how...
