Slide Show: Survivor Stories >> NEW ORLEANS -- As the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches, the American Civil Liberties Union's National Prison Project today released Abandoned & Abused: ...

The Orleans Parish Prison fell into chaos in the five days after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans on August 29. As the water rose in the prison buildings, deputies deserted en masse, leaving ...

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 correctional ...

Remembering Hurricane Katrina's Impact, ... For instance, the Orleans Parish jail had nearly 7,000 prisoners the day Katrina hit. Today, with changes to the criminal justice system, ...

A report released Thursday describes Orleans Parish prisoners trapped in flooded cells, deprived of food and water for days, and calls the scene at the jail “some of the worst horrors of ...

Prisoners wait to be transported by boat from the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court on Tulane Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, due to extensive flooding in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, circa ...

When Hurricane Katrina battered New Orleans in 2005, a lack of planning led to thousands of inmates being trapped for days without food, water and ventilation, some locked in cells with chest-high ...

Reconstructing the Story of the Storm: Hurricane Katrina at Five How we remember Katrina is how we’ll prepare for future disasters. Getting the story straight matters for justice—and for survival.

Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré delivers remarks during a Hurricane Katrina memorial service in New Orleans Aug. 29, 2007, on the second anniversary of the disaster. Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images The ...

During Hurricane Katrina in 2005, ... Prisoners reported standing in chest-high water for days, with no food, water, or power. Some inmates were left locked in their cells as waters rose.

Flooding in New Orleans after hurricane Katrina in 2005 New Orleans was particularly badly hit but prisoners locked in cells in the city's jail were not moved to another facility.