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Guards instigating fights. this father lost his 32-year-old son to suicide in the prison two years ago. hearing some of the testimony and looking at some of the video of the jail itself, i cannot imagine the conditions of any human being living in those conditions. southern poverty law center and the sheriff s office reached a settlement in december. it was agreed changes would be made to make the prisons more safe, but change costs money, money the city says it doesn t have. that s why the case is still in court. the city s mayor says taxpayers are already investing more than $200 million to build new facilities. in a statement to cnn the mayor said, quote, i cannot in good conscience cut vital services or raise taxes to put even more money into an office where waste, fraud, and abuse run rampant. instead, he wants the federal government to step in and take ....
Human being living in those conditions. reporter: southern poverty law center and the sheriff s office reached a settlement in december. it was agreed that changes would be made to make the prisons more safe, but change costs money, money the city says it doesn t have. that s why the case is still in court. the city s mayor says taxpayers are already investing more than $200 million to build new facilities. in a statement to cnn, the mayor said, i cannot in good conscience cut vital services or raise taxes to put even more money into an office where waste, fraud and abuse run rampant. instead, he wants the federal government to step in and take control from the sheriff. he s been aware of these conditions since 2008, and the conditions have gotten worse. reporter: all of this takes us back to the disaster the new orleans area just can t seem to fully recover from, hurricane katrina. in a statement, the sheriff said ....
In the lawsuit is just as disturbing. mental health patients denied care. inmates beaten by staff. and raped by other prisoners. guards instigating fights. this father lost his 32-year-old son to suicide in the prison two years ago. hearing some of the testimony and looking at some of the video of the jail itself, i cannot imagine the conditions any human being could live in those conditions. reporter: southern poverty law center and the office reached a decision in december. it was agreed that change would be made, but change costs money, money the city says it doesn t have. that s wlhy the case is still i court. the city s mayor says taxpayers are already investing more than $200 million to build new facilities. in a statement to cnn the mayor said i cannot in good conscience cut vital services or raise taxes to put even more ....
Conditions. reporter: southerne southern poverty law center and the sheriff s office reached a settlement in december. it was agreed that changes would be made to make the prisons more safe. but change costs money, money the city says it doesn t have. that s why the case is still in court. the city s mayor says taxpayers are already investing more than $200 million to build new facilities. in a statement to cnn, the mayor said i cannot in good conscience cut vital services or raise taxes to put even more money into an office where waste, fraud, and abuse run ram pant. instead, he wants the federal government to step in and take control from the sheriff. he s been aware of these conditions since 2008. and the conditions have gotten worse. reporter: all of this takes us back to a disaster the new orleans area just can t seem to fully recover from, hurricane katrina. in a statement the sheriff said ....