Voices from the Storm

     Dan Bright was another one of those stories about being put in jail by mistake. Except this time, Dan was trapped in jail when Hurricane Katrina hit. Luckily, he was on the higher stories of the jail so the flood couldn't reach him. Most of the inmates on the first floor drowned because all the guards fled outside. Nobody bothered to let the prisoners out as they saw them as no help to society anyways. Dan and other prisoners were able to escape but had nowhere to go since 80% of New Orleans was underwater. They were taken by the police to a bridge were they sat for 3ish days without food and water. The prisoners weren't even allowed to move to relieve themselves...they had to pee where they sat. The city then ordered those who needed safety to the Superdome. Although it provided safety, the conditions were inhumane and miserable. The Superdome was worse than the bridge. It got better after Dan was able to stay with Red Cross and eat a hot meal and a warm shower in a hotel room.