Prisoners of Katrina: Stranded at Work in New Orleans Parish Prison

This is the unbelieveable inside account of what happened at Orleans Parish Prison’s House of Detention in the agonizing aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. You get the story first-hand: rising floodwater, rioting prisoners, raging fires and violence. In this heart-wrenching ordeal, Gavin Johnson shows courage and grace in getting his 83 year-old father to safety. It is the chronicle of a devastating disaster yet it is a redemptive tale of great love and respect between a father and son.