Orleans Parish Prison

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Orleans Parish Prison is the city jail for New Orleans, Louisiana. Located at 531 South Broad Street, it is operated by the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office. The City of New Orleans pays the Orleans Parish Sheriff per-prisoner, per-day to house inmates.

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.[1]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/05/10-worst-prisons-america-orleans-parish-opp

Coordinates: 29°57′44″N 90°05′29″W / 29.96209°N 90.09126°W / 29.96209; -90.09126

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