Orleans Parish Prison

New Orleans City Prison

Inmates in an Orleans Parish Prison yard
Location New Orleans, Louisiana
Coordinates 29°57′40″N 90°05′43″W / 29.9612046°N 90.0952397°W / 29.9612046; -90.0952397Coordinates: 29°57′40″N 90°05′43″W / 29.9612046°N 90.0952397°W / 29.9612046; -90.0952397
Status Operational
Capacity 1,438[1]
Population 1,524[2] (as of June 2016)
Opened 1989
Managed by Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office[3]
Warden Captain Chaz Ruiz[3]
Street address 531 S Broad St
City New Orleans
County Orleans Parish
State Louisiana
ZIP code 70119
Country United States
Website Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office
Notable prisoners
Troy E. Brown

Orleans Parish Prison is the city jail for New Orleans, Louisiana. It is operated by the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office. A majority of prisoners—1,305 as of June 2016—are awaiting trial.[4] Despite making up only 24% of the city's population, black men account for 80% of detainees at the prison.[5]

In May 2013, Orleans Parish Prison ranked as one of the ten worst prisons in the United States, based on reporting in Mother Jones magazine.[6]

Facilities

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has dedicated $223 million to the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office for restoration of its facilities following Hurricane Katrina.[7] The Sheriff's Office has outlined three phases of construction that would utilize these funds.

Phase I

The Phase I facility is a three-story, 163,885 square foot (15,225.4 m2) building consisting of a kitchen and warehouse.[8]

Phase II

Opened in 2015,[9] Phase II contains 1,438 beds and cost $145 million to construct.[1]

Phase III

The Sheriff’s office plans to build an additional 750-bed facility.[10] The Orleans Parish Prison Reform Coalition opposes the plan,[11] calling on Mayor Mitch Landrieu's office to "oppose any options involving the expansion of the jail," and instead support "retrofitting of the current jail to better care for incarcerated special populations."[12]

Fatalities

Between April 2006 and April 2014, The Times-Picayune reports 44 inmate deaths,[13] including seven "uncounted" deaths,[14] referring to inmates released shortly before their deaths. Since the report, there have been five additional fatalities,[15] bringing the total to 49 since April 2006.

Notable Inmates

On November 29, 2015, state Senator Troy E. Brown of Ascension Parish was booked in the Orleans Parish Prison for domestic abuse battery, a misdemeanor stemming from an incident with his alleged long-term paramour, a woman from Labadieville, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel near the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.[16]

References

  1. 1 2 Jonathan Bullington (2015-09-14). "First inmates arrive at Orleans Parish new jail facility". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
  2. ↑ "Average daily number of inmates in the Orleans Parish Prison (1006)". City of New Orleans Open Data.
  3. 1 2 "Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office". Facilities.
  4. ↑ "Number of pre-trial detainees in Orleans Parish Prison (1007)". City of New Orleans Open Data. 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
  5. ↑ "New Orleans: Who's in Jail and Why?". Vera Institute of Justice. 2016-08-01. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  6. ↑ James Ridgeway; Jean Casella (2013-05-06). "America's 10 Worst Prisons: NOLA". Mother Jones. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  7. ↑ "FEMA Funds New Admin Building for Orleans Criminal Sheriff's Office". FEMA.gov. "Federal Emergency Management Agency". 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  8. ↑ "Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office Breaks Ground on New Kitchen/Warehouse Facility". Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office. 2010-03-02. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  9. ↑ Kelsey Davis (2015-09-15). "Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office completes inmate transfer to new facility". WDSU News. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
  10. ↑ "Criminal Justice Committee to Hold Special Meeting to Address Issues Surrounding Orleans Parish Prison". New Orleans City Council. 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  11. ↑ Laura McKnight (2016-11-16). "Group opposed to jail expansion invites officials, public to meeting". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  12. ↑ Adina Marx-Arpadi (2016-11-16). "Open Letter to Mayor Landrieu re: Opposition to Jail Expansion". Orleans Parish Prison Reform Coalition. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  13. ↑ Naomi Martin and Richard A. Webster (2014-10-07). "Dying at OPP: 44 inmates dead in 9 years". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  14. ↑ Naomi Martin (2014-10-14). "Inmate deaths sometimes go uncounted at Orleans Parish Prison". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  15. ↑ Adina Marx-Arpadi (2016-10-28). "DEATHS IN OPP ~ 2009 to present". Orleans Parish Prison Reform Coalition. Retrieved 2016-11-28.
  16. ↑ David J. Mitchell and Jim Mustian. "Police: State Sen. Troy Brown arrested, accused of punching girlfriend in face Saturday night at New Orleans hotel". The Baton Rouge Advocate. Retrieved November 30, 2015.


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