title:
Abandoned & abused complete report.
publisher:
American Civil Liberties Union, National Prison Project
date:
Record modified: 2011-09-08
date:
Record created: 2009-12-22
date:
Issued: [2006]
date:
2006
description:
Title from the Web page (viewed on Dec. 22, 2009).; "August 9, 2006"--Web page.; Harvested from http://www.aclu.org/files/pdfs/prison/oppreport20060809.pdf on Dec. 22, 2009.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 94-108).
description:
Extent: 141 p. : ill., digital, PDF file.
description:
Contents: Executive summary -- Orleans Parish Prison -- Preparing for the storm -- The descent into chaos -- Leaving Orleans Parish Prison -- The overpass -- Juveniles at OPP -- Sheriff Gusman's denials -- Problems at receiving facilities -- Business as usual: the return of prisoners to OPP -- Conclusion.
description:
Abstract: This report focuses on the experience of thousands of individuals who were trapped in Orleans Parish Prison (OPP) during and after Hurricane Katrina, and discusses the nightmare that many of them later faced at various receiving facilities around the state.
subject:
Hurricane Katrina, 2005--Social aspects.; Prisoners--Louisiana--Orleans Parish.; Prisons--Louisiana--Orleans Parish.; Disaster victims--Louisiana--Orleans Parish--Personal narratives.; Emergency management--Louisiana--Orleans Parish--Evaluation.
relation:
http://www.aclu.org/prisoners-rights/abandoned-abused-complete-report
relation:
OCLC No.: 492407796
relation:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.; System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
type:
application/pdf
type:
Text
type:
PDF-1.4
source:
http://www.aclu.org/files/pdfs/prison/oppreport20060809.pdf
language:
eng
rights:
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