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Brutal federal monitors’ report says New Orleans jail is ‘critically unsafe’
Posted on 1/19/18 at 12:18 am
Posted on 1/19/18 at 12:18 am
With an inmate death rate four times the national average, the New Orleans jail is “critically unsafe” and staffing is “critically inadequate," according to a withering report released Thursday by federal monitors.
The report finds that conditions have actually improved “marginally” since the last report from the court-appointed watchdogs 10 months ago. Yet page after page of the lengthy report details how monitors found entire units left unguarded on unannounced visits and discovered during reviews of medical logs that hundreds of alarming incidents had gone unreported.
Inmates on mental health watch manage to ingest pills or attempt suicide by hanging, and fights often erupt as guards leave their posts for lunch, the report found. Meanwhile, 44 percent of jail employees were fired or quit their jobs in 2017.
"The jail administration led by Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman and compliance director Gary Maynard is living in a state of denial or ignorance, the report finds."
The report finds that conditions have actually improved “marginally” since the last report from the court-appointed watchdogs 10 months ago. Yet page after page of the lengthy report details how monitors found entire units left unguarded on unannounced visits and discovered during reviews of medical logs that hundreds of alarming incidents had gone unreported.
Inmates on mental health watch manage to ingest pills or attempt suicide by hanging, and fights often erupt as guards leave their posts for lunch, the report found. Meanwhile, 44 percent of jail employees were fired or quit their jobs in 2017.
"The jail administration led by Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman and compliance director Gary Maynard is living in a state of denial or ignorance, the report finds."
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Posted on 1/19/18 at 12:19 am to MrLSU
Parish jails in highly populated Louisiana areas are worse than Angola. The guards aren't much better than the inmates and there is nothing in those facilities to keep the inmates occupied unlike state prisons.
This post was edited on 1/19/18 at 12:20 am
Posted on 1/19/18 at 12:21 am to MrLSU
Gusman is a complete political whore incompetent POS.
One of many typical NO politician POS.
One of many typical NO politician POS.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 12:21 am to MrLSU
"The jail’s much-touted video surveillance system is also shoddy. An unknown number of the facility’s 700 cameras fail to record at random times, hampering investigations into inmate attacks. The jail administration, which blames faulty wiring, has been unable to resolve the problem since at least March."
How much did we pay for this new Jail was the supposedly the cure all for all of the issues New Orleans faces?
"The jail also seems to make little effort to identify the sources of the contraband that guards confiscate, which included shanks, a razor, nail clippers, unauthorized clothing, medication, cigarettes and a crack pipe in the first six months of 2017."
How much did we pay for this new Jail was the supposedly the cure all for all of the issues New Orleans faces?
"The jail also seems to make little effort to identify the sources of the contraband that guards confiscate, which included shanks, a razor, nail clippers, unauthorized clothing, medication, cigarettes and a crack pipe in the first six months of 2017."
Posted on 1/19/18 at 12:23 am to MrLSU
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Inmates on mental health watch manage to ingest pills or attempt suicide by hanging, and fights often erupt as guards leave their posts for lunch, the report found
Sounds like we need a higher caliber of inmate.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 12:23 am to NIH
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Parish jails in highly populated Louisiana areas are worse than Angola. The guards aren't much better than the inmates and there is nothing in those facilities to keep the inmates occupied unlike state prisons.
I have personally talked to a guy who has been in both and he said exactly this.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 12:29 am to MrLSU
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Brutal federal monitors’ report says New Orleans jail is ‘critically unsafe’
Posted on 1/19/18 at 2:15 am to NIH
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Parish jails in highly populated Louisiana areas are worse than Angola. The guards aren't much better than the inmates and there is nothing in those facilities to keep the inmates occupied unlike state prisons.
This is a very true statement. I’ve spent a year in the parish system and was moved to two different facilities. There is absolutely nothing but idle time that is filled with drug use and violence. I’ve always heard about the amount of drugs in jail but it is astonishing to experience. Anything is available, from mojo to meth to heroin to cell phones. Everyday violence so often is almost ignored at times. I had countless conversations with other inmates and going to ‘camp’ like Angola, Hunts, or Wade is considered a blessing.
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Posted on 1/19/18 at 2:30 am to NIH
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Parish jails in highly populated Louisiana areas are worse than Angola. The guards aren't much better than the inmates and there is nothing in those facilities to keep the inmates occupied unlike state prisons.
Been to Angola lately? It’s a shite show
Posted on 1/19/18 at 2:48 am to MrLSU
An Orleans Parish Deputy was arrested after she was busted threatening customers with her badge while moonlighting as a shot girl on Bourbon. Nobody wants to work corrections, so you end up with horrible candidates.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 2:50 am to MrLSU
No offense, but Louisiana is a shite hole. That state is regressing, if that's possible.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 2:52 am to AUsteriskPride
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No offense, but Louisiana is a shite hole. That state is regressing, if that's possible.
It's only a matter of time until John Bel's retard looking arse finds some more shite to tax. Wait until people get a letter from the state saying they owe money on online purchases. There's going to be some pissed motherfrickers.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 2:58 am to MrLSU
Reminds me of the video of the parish prison where the inmates were gambling, taking ecstasy and drinking beer and one of them had a loaded hand gun and cell phone.
Posted on 1/19/18 at 12:11 pm to SamuelClemens
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Reminds me of the video of the parish prison where the inmates were gambling, taking ecstasy and drinking beer and one of them had a loaded hand gun and cell phone.
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gambling
All day, everyday
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taking ecstasy
Everyday, along with huge amounts of mojo, shooting/snorting heroin and meth, cocaine, suboxone. Surprisingly, the only thing I didn’t see much of was prescription meds or weed.
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Drinking beer
I didn’t see any beer but one of the guards did give a fellow inmate a full fifth of vodka for his birthday. Seriously.
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Loaded gun
Didn’t see anything like this. Knives though.
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Cell phones
Dozens. Mostly brought in by guards. Getting or using a cell phone was easy as pie.
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