Abandoned & Abused: Table of Contents

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Authors
Co-Authors & Contributors
Acknowledgments

Executive Summary
Methodology
Recommendations
Recommendations to Local and State Officials
Recommendations to Federal Authorities

I. Orleans Parish Prison
A. The Unchecked Growth of Orleans Parish Prison
Fines and Fees
B. A Brief History of Problems at OPP
C. Recent Deaths at OPP
THE DEATH OF SHAWN DUNCAN
D. Racial Justice and OPP
E. Legal Protections for Prisoners

II. Preparing for the Storm
A. What Makes a Good Emergency Operations Plan?
GLYENDALE AND COREY STEVENSON
B. What Was the Emergency Operations Plan at OPP?
BRADY RICHARD, MEDICAL SUPPLY OFFICER
The Nebraska Emergency Plan

III. The Descent into Chaos
A. The Phones Go Dead
B. The Prison Goes into Lockdown
RAPHAEL SCHWARZ
C. Power Is Lost and the Generators Quickly Fail
D. Abandoned By the Sheriff, Many Deputies Abandon Their Posts
DEPUTY RHONDA R. DUCRE
E. Trapped: Prisoners Remain on Lockdown as Floodwaters Rise
THE DEATH OF IRIS L. HARDEMAN
ALBERT G. COUVILLION
F. Food and Water Are Nowhere to Be Found
G. Denial of Medical Care
KEANNA HERBERT
THE DEATH OF TYRONE LEWIS
H. Violence Breaks Out Between Panicked Prisoners
PEARL CORNELIA BLAND
I. Prisoners Attempt to Escape Increasingly Dangerous Conditions
QUANTONIO WILLIAMS
LEROY P. GARDNER, III
J. Officers Use Force to Contain Prisoners Until the Evacuation
Beanbag Guns, Tasers, and Pepper Spray
DEPUTY RENARD REED

IV. Leaving Orleans Parish Prison
A. Breakdowns in the Chain of Command
DEPUTY DUANE LEWIS
B. The Evacuation Finally Begins
JOYCE GILSON
C. Prisoners Were Held for Hours in Central Lock-Up Before Being Evacuated by Boat
D. Reports of Deaths Inside OPP

V. The Overpass

VI. Juveniles at OPP
A. The Move to OPP
B. Last Meals
ASHLEY AND RUBY ANN GEORGE
C. Heat, Humidity and No Drinking Water
D. Flooding
E. No Medical Care
F. Youth Are Beaten by Guards
G. Arriving at JCY

VII. Sheriff Gusman's Denials

VIII. Problems at Receiving Facilities
A. Elayn Hunt Correctional Center
RONNIE LEE MORGAN, JR.
B. Bossier Parish Maximum Security Jail
TIMOTHY ORDON
IVY R. GISCLAIR
C. Ouachita Parish Correctional Center
VINCENT NORMAN
D. Jena Correctional Facility
KEITH M. DILLON
E. Not All Bad

IX. Business as Usual: The Return of Prisoners to OPP
A. The Sheriff Prematurely Reopens OPP
Doing "Katrina Time": Indigent Defendants Languish in Jails and Prisons Throughout the State
Incompetent Defendants
THE DEATH OF KERRY ANTHONY WASHINGTON
B. The Decision to Reopen Orleans Parish Prison: The Business of Incarceration

X. Conclusion

Endnotes

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