Guilty until proven innocent at Orleans Parish Prison

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The way they had been drinking was by catching the slight dribble that came out of the sink. ... We had to drink out of our very unwashed hands in a unit overflowing with fecal matter. ... I never saw clean water being given to any prisoners. ...

I was escorted to court early in the morning and told “if you plead guilty you leave today, you plead not guilty and you’ll be here ‘till February."