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Sheriff's request brushed aside as 'politically motivated stunt'
We answer some frequently asked questions about the controversial proposal to build a mental health wing at the Orleans Parish jail.
A two-hour hearing Wednesday reupped concerns around the Phase III addition to the Orleans Parish jail. There's little city officials can do about it.
Jail experts say the panopticon robs inmates of dignity and increases anxiety by putting their distress on display for everyone else to see.
Panopticon prisons date back to the 1780s. The idea is for inmates to be kept in cells configured in a large circle with a command center in the middle.