Tuesday, October 18, 2005

Status of Inmate Interviews and Tracking

Phylliss Mann reports the following status of inmate interviews and tracking:

thefollowing is a list of the resources compiled and available through Oct 15, 2005 relating to Katrina evacuated detainees and post-Katrina arrests.

Resources Compiled by LACDL Thru 10-15-05 Regarding Katrina and Detainees

Who was in jail on August 29, 2005?

1. Orleans Parish Prison booking print-out, dated Sept. 8, 2005, which purports to be the complete roster of all persons in Orleans Parish Prison facilities as of Aug. 29, 2005
2. Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office booking print-out, dated Sept. 13, 2005, which purports to be the complete roster of all persons in the Jefferson Parish jail[s] as of Aug. 29, 2005

Who came into DOC custody from the effected parishes?

3. DOC print-out, dated Sept. 28, 2005, entitled: “All Offenders Evacuated - Katrina” showing a total of 8316 names
4. Earlier version of #3: DOC print-out, dated Sept. 22, 2205, showing a total of 8080 names
5. Earlier version of #3: DOC print-out, dated Sept. 18, 2005, showing a total of 7730 names
6. Earliest version of #3: DOC print-out, dated Sept. 13, 2005, showing a total of 7299 names

Who are these people being held by the DOC?

For each person named in the tables below (with a relatively small number of exceptions), we have an Inmate Intake Sheet completed for that person showing names and contact information for family members, any special needs or problems the person was having, procedural status of their case, name of attorney if known, and occasionally notes relating to their experiences during and following the hurricane

7. Allen Correctional Center, table of people held (and case status) as of Oct 4, 2005
8. Avoyelles Correctional Center (male & female), table of people held (and case status) as of Sept 21-22, 2005
9. Avoyelles Parish Prison, table of people held (and case status) as of Sept 23, 2005
10. Avoyelles Simmesport Correctional Center, table of people held (and case status) as of Sept 23, 2005
11. Avoyelles Women’s Cottonport Correctional Center, table of people held (and case status) as of Sept 23, 2005; all female
12. BOP Coleman, Florida, table of people held
13. Bossier Parish Penal Farm, table of people held (and case status for some) as of Sept 23, 2005
14. Caddo Correctional Center, table of people held (and case status) as of Sept 16-18, 2005.
15. Caldwell Correctional Center, table of people held (and case status) as of Sept 15, 2005
16. Caldwell Detention Center, table of people held (and case status) as of Sept 28, 2005
17. Claiborne Parish Detention Center, table of people held (and case status) as of Sept 21, 2005
18. Concordia Correctional Center, table of people held (and case status) as of Sept 16-17, 2005
19. Dixon Correctional Center, table of people held (and case status) as of Sept 26, 2005
20. East Baton Rouge Correctional Center, table of people held (and case status) as of Sept 9, 2005; all from Plaquemines except 1
21. Forcht Wade Correctional Center, table of people held (and case status) as of Sept 20, 2005
22. Hoyle Rehabilitation Center, table of people held (and case status) as of Sept 28, 2005
23. Hunt Correctional Center, table of people held as of Sept 5, 2005
24. J.B. Evans Correctional Center, table of people held (and case status) as of Sept 28, 2005
25. Jena (formerly Wackenhut: Jena Juvenile Justice Center), table of people held (and case status) as of Sept 27 & 29, 2005; all from Jefferson Parish; NOTE: Jena facility closed Sunday, October 8, 2005 and all detainees relocated to other facilities
26. Lafayette Parish Correctional Center, table of people held as of Sept 15, 2005
27. LaSalle Correctional Center, table of people held (and case status) as of Sept 28, 2005
28. LCIW (St Gabriel), table of people held (and case status) as of Sept 13, 2005; all female
29. LSP Angola, Camp C, table of people held (and case status) as of Sept 13, 2005
30. LSP Angola, Camp D, table of people held (and case status) as of Sept 14, 2005
31. LSP Angola, Camp F, table of people held (and case status) as of Sept 11-13, 2005; all female
32. LSP Angola, Hospice Chapel, table of people held (and case status) as of Sept 15, 2005
33. LSP Angola, New Chapel, table of people held (and case status) as of Sept 12, 2005
34. LSP Angola, New Education Building, table of people held (and case status) as of Sept 12, 2005
35. LSP Angola, Old Bible College, table of people held (and case status) as of Sept 12, 2005
36. LSP Angola, Rodeo, table of people held (and case status) as of Sept 11-12, 2005
37. Madison Parish Detention Center, table of people held (and case status) as of Sept 15, 2005; all from St Tammany
38. Morehouse Detention Center, table of people held (and case status) as of Sept 27, 2005; all from St Tammany and all DOC
39. Natchitoches Parish Correctional Center, table of people held as of Sept 14, 2005
40. Ouachita Correctional Center, table of people held (and case status) as of Sept 20, 2005
41. Phelps Correctional Center, table of people held (and case status) as of Sept 13, 2005
42. Pine Prairie Detention Center, table of people held (and case status) as of Sept 22, 2005; all from St. Tammany Parish
43. Rapides Parish Detention Center III, table of people held (and case status) as of Sept 7, 2005
44. Richwood Correctional Center, table of people held (and case status) as of Sept 29, 2005
45. River Correctional Center, table of people held (and case status) as of Sept 27, 2005
46. Riverbend Detention Center (male & female), table of people held (and case status) as of Sept 27, 2005
47. Sabine Parish Detention Center, table of people held as of Sep 12, 2005; all from Orleans
48. South Louisiana Correctional Center (Basile), table of people held (and case status) as of Sept 21 and 30, 2005
49. Union Parish Detention Center, table of people held (and case status) as of Sept 29, 2005
50. Wade Correctional Center, table of people held (and case status) as of Sept. 25, 2005
51. West Carroll Detention Center, table of people held
52. West Feliciana Parish Detention Center, table of people held (and case status) as of Sept 9, 2005
53. Winn Correctional Center, table of people held (and case status) as of Sept 20, 2005
54. Miscellaneous, table of people whose names show up on a list somewhere, but for whom we do not have an interview sheet
55. Compiled list of all tables prepared from all facilities

Who has been released from jail?

56. DOC print-out produced to us on October 12, but showing releases and transfers to other law enforcement agencies through October 6 (with one name showing released on October 7)

Who is not accounted for?

57. Working list of the missing: names shown on the OPP booking log printed Sept 8, 2005, but not showing up on either the DOC most recent list of received evacuated detainees or on our compiled list of all evacuated detainees
58. Working list of names shown on our compiled list of evacuated detainees, but not shown on the DOC most recent list of evacuated detainees

Post-Katrina arrests:

59. DOC list dated Sept 28, 2005 showing 353 people arrested post-Katrina and whether released or detained

Litigation

60. Rapides Parish habeas, filed Sept 13, 2005 on behalf of 30 detainees being held past their release dates in Rapides Parish Detention Center III; 7 names were supplemented; of the total of 37 included in the habeas, 19 were ordered released at the hearing held Sept 20, 2005
61. Federal 1983 action, filed Sept 20, 2005 on behalf of 94 female detainees being held past their release dates in LSP Angola, Camp F; of the 94 women included in the suit, 81 were ordered released between Sept 22 and Oct 14, 2005
62. Federal habeas, filed Sept 28, 2005 on behalf of 33 male detainees being held past their release dates in 5 different facilities; of the 33 men, 11 were ordered released on Sept 28 and 29, 2005
63. Oral motion for ROR bond, made between Oct 3 and 10, 2005, on behalf of 48 male misdemeanor pretrial detainees: Schedule A (14 of 16 released ROR); Schedule B (15 names, outcome pending) Schedule C (17 names, outcome pending)
64. La. Supreme Court emergency motion to allow habeas to be heard in Baton Rouge on behalf of all detainees, filed Oct 6, 2005 on behalf of 40 male detainees being held past their release dates in 6 different facilities. On Oct 13, 2005, the Supreme Court denied the motion 4 to 3 (Calogero, Johnson, and Wiemer would have granted)
65. Orleans motion to modify bail, filed Oct 11, 2005, on behalf of 29 male felony pretrial detainees whose cases have not been allotted; case is pending with no hearing date set
66. Orleans habeas, filed Oct 13, 2005, on behalf of 14 male pretrial detainees held in various facilities. Hearing set Tues, Oct 18, 2005.
67. Rapides habeas, filed Oct 14, 2005, on behalf of 48 male detainees both past due release dates and misd and fel pretrial. Hearing set Wed, Oct 15, 2005 at 9:30 a.m.