Thrown on the Yard

Ivy Gisclair was in prison for failure to pay traffic tickets when Katrina hit.

Michael was attacked and beaten in jail while awaiting trial.

Renard Reed was an experienced Deputy Sheriff, working as a prison guard when Katrina hit.

Soon after Katrina, James was arrested, accused of looting his own home.

From aclu.org/brokenpromises: Katherine Mattes is the Deputy Director of the Tulane Law School Criminal Clinic. When the hurricane hit, the New Orleans police department's subterranean evidence room flooded, destroying crucial and critical evidence that would have been used at criminal trials. Government neglect of New Orleans' infrastructure led to the destructive flooding after Hurricane Katrina hit, and bureaucrats' mishandling of the aftermath led to widespread violations of human and civil rights. The ACLU has released video interviews and a new report, Broken Promises: Two Years After Katrina, detailing the abuses prisoners suffered in the wake of the hurricane. Read the report, and watch more interviews at www.aclu.org/brokenpromises.

Ivy Gisclair: From aclu.org/brokenpromises: Ivy Gisclair was in prison for failure to pay traffic tickets when Katrina hit. He talks about the conditions inside the jail where guards had abandoned prisoners to die. Government neglect of New Orleans' infrastructure led to the destructive flooding after Hurricane Katrina hit, and bureaucrats' mishandling of the aftermath led to widespread violations of human and civil rights. The ACLU has released video interviews and a new report, Broken Promises: Two Years After Katrina, detailing the abuses prisoners suffered in the wake of the hurricane. Read the report, and watch more interviews at www.aclu.org/brokenpromises.

Glyendale Stevenson: From aclu.org/brokenpromises: Glyendale Stevenon's 15½-year-old son stood in sewage-contaminated water up to his chin for three days while he and other prisoners waited for help. Government neglect of New Orleans' infrastructure led to the destructive flooding after Hurricane Katrina hit, and bureaucrats' mishandling of the aftermath led to widespread violations of human and civil rights. The ACLU has released video interviews and a new report, Broken Promises: Two Years After Katrina, detailing the abuses prisoners suffered in the wake of the hurricane. Read the report, and watch more interviews at www.aclu.org/brokenpromises.

Katherine Mattes: From aclu.org/brokenpromises: Katherine Mattes is the Deputy Director of the Tulane Law School Criminal Clinic. She talks about how Hurricane Katrina has worsened mental health problems among New Orleans residents. Government neglect of New Orleans' infrastructure led to the destructive flooding after Hurricane Katrina hit, and bureaucrats' mishandling of the aftermath led to widespread violations of human and civil rights. The ACLU has released video interviews and a new report, Broken Promises: Two Years After Katrina, detailing the abuses prisoners suffered in the wake of the hurricane. Read the report, and watch more interviews at www.aclu.org/brokenpromises.