I.
Individual was arrested in the French Quarter in October. He was arrested for public intoxication. He had not had anything to drink that day, and was not given a breathalyzer test. He was not read his rights. He describes the police who arrested him as treating him “vulgarly”. He spent 5 days in the holding cell and then was transferred to South White Street. He witnessed mold on the walls. He suffered from headaches while in jail. He was not given access to a public defender. His family was not informed of his incarceration.
II.
A man was arrested on October 31, 2006 on Royale Street. He was walking. He was picked up on an attachment when he went in to renew his ID. He says that when the police arrested him, they beat him up. He was held for 30 days, and stayed in the same cell the whole time. He describes the conditions of the jail as “bad”. There were 125 people in his cell, which was designed to house 90. People slept on the floor. He did not witness any mold. He describes the corrections officers as treating him “real bad,” and putting their hands on them. He was not returned his ID upon release, instead they gave him the ID of a man 20 years younger than him from Colorado, while he is from New Orleans. A public defender never interviewed or spoke to him. He was given 30 days and then released.
III.
A man was arrested 7 months ago on Canal Street as he was walking. He charged with a warrant for criminal trespassing from 2 years ago. He describes the police officers’ treatment of him upon his arrest as ‘awful’. He was held in the holding cell for two weeks, and then transferred to South White Street D4. He worked in the kitchen, and a steel door fell on him in the kitchen. He plans on contacting his attorney about that incident. He describes the jail as “not together”. There were 24 people in a 15 person cell. He saw a lot of mold. He says that the corrections officers treated him “alright,” though some “act funny”. He was not returned his cell phone upon release. A public defender never saw him or spoke to him. He did his time and was released.
IV.
A man was arrested on October 31 in New Orleans East. He was arrested while standing in the front yard of his cousin’s house. He was charged with trespassing and an attachment. He was searched without consent. He describes the police officers who arrested him as “harassing and disrespectful”. The police did not take anything from him which was not returned. He was held in jail for 30 days. He spent the first night of his incarceration in the holding cell, and he was then transferred to HOD. He describes the inside of the jail as filthy, dirty and a harsh environment. There were 18 people per dorm, with people sleeping on the floor. He did not witness any mold. He suffered from both respiratory problems and headaches while in jail. He says the corrections officers treated him decently. The corrections officers returned all of his property. A public defender never spoke to him. He did time, and was released.
V.
Individual was arrested on Halloween night on South Claiborne. He was walking. He was arrested for theft. He was not read his rights. He was not searched. He describes the police who arrested him as “throwing stuff,” and has sustained a mark, described as a deep cut in his head. He thinks it was a stapler. The officers did not take anything from him that was not returned. He was held for 30 days and during his time there he was transferred all over. He describes the condition of the jail as “poor”. He did not see any mold. He did not suffer from any respiratory problems or headaches. He was treated “like a prisoner,” “not well for a misdemeanor”, he was “treated like a felon”. A public defender did not talk to him, though they were there. He plead guilty, served time and was released.
