Had the images from the jail in New Orleans been part of a film, people would have accused Hollywood of sensationalism. As cameras rolled in the cell block, inmates openly shot up heroin, smoked crack, snorted cocaine, swallowed pills, gambled with dice, guzzled beer and even brandished a loaded handgun. In another video, an inmate who had worked out a way to come and go at will offered a guided tour of Bourbon Street, reminding viewers that he was supposed to be locked up.
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