Abuses in Orleans Parish Prison (FSRN)
by Christian Roselund Tuesday, Nov. 01, 2005 at 12:28 PM

Prisoners locked up in New Orleans are saying that their human and civil rights are being abused at a newly re-opened section of the Orleans Parish Prison. Inmates and legal aid workers allege that those inside the recently opened central lock-up facility are being denied access to phones, lawyers and clean water, and are being beaten and held in filthy condition. Christian Roselund reports from New Orleans

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