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Orleans Parish Prison is the city jail for New Orleans, Louisiana. First opened in 1837, it is operated by the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office . Most of the prisoners—1,300 of the 1,500 or so as of June 2016—are awaiting trial.
Before 1835, state inmates were held in a jail in New Orleans. The first Louisiana State Penitentiary, located at the intersection of 6th and Laurel streets in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was modeled on a prison in Wethersfield, Connecticut. It was built to house 100 convicts in cells of 6 ft × 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft (1.8 m × 1.1 m). [11]
Beauregard Parish Jail is a former jailhouse in DeRidder, Louisiana built in 1914 in the Gothic Revival architecture style. It is referred to as the Gothic jail or the Hanging jail. [2] [3] The jail is owned by the Beauregard Parish Police Jury. The Beauregard Parish Rehabilitation Committee serves under the direction of the Police Jury with ...
NEW ORLEANS — In June, 18-year-old Marvell Smith arrived at the Orleans Justice Center, anxious and overwhelmed, to await his day in trial in the notorious jail.
Louisiana State Penitentiary, also known as Angola Prison; Winn Correctional Center (private) Other Facilities Occupied With DOC Nelson Coleman Correction Center; Plaquemines Parish Detention Center; Former facilities: C. Paul Phelps Correctional Center (Closed 2012) [2] Forcht-Wade Correctional Center (closed July 2012) [3]
Proudly adorned with the classic elegant decor of the 1920s and 30s, The Roosevelt New Orleans hotel stands tall rich in history and beauty ... and a famous jail cell. Fit for a king, which is why ...
Camp Greyhound is the nickname [1] of a temporary makeshift jail at the Greyhound Bus station next to the New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal that was operated in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina of August 29, 2005. [2]
Orleans Parish District Attorney Patrick Brown, 49, had been convicted of aggravated rape in 1994 in a case involving his 6-year-old stepdaughter, Orleans Parish prosecutors said.