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Sheriff Susan Hutson, top deputy say 'inside job' possible in New Orleans mass jail escape
Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson and her top jail deputy provided new details Friday afternoon on a mass escape from the ...
Federal monitors warned a year ago Orleans jail units were ‘often unstaffed’ and high-risk inmates weren’t segregated
Federal monitors warned last year that Sheriff Susan Hutson wasn’t properly segregating high-risk violent inmates and that ...
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10 inmates, including several murder suspects, escape from New Orleans jail after breaching wall behind toilet, sheriff says
Ten inmates escaped from a New Orleans jail after breaching a wall behind a toilet and possibly having help, the local ...
Challengers in Orleans Parish Sheriff’s race say jailbreak should preclude Hutson’s re-election
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Three challengers hoping to unseat Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson this fall say the escape of 10 ...
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Sheriff Susan Hutson's victory on millage renewal fails to silence challengers. 'A win's a win.'
Sheriff Susan Hutson said Monday that her victory overcame a misinformation campaign. "That was a big hill we had to climb." ...
'Defective locks on the cells' Sheriff Susan Hutson says about inmate escapees in New Orleans
Justin Thomas went shoeless to attempt a shot along the edge of a stream, Eric Cole scored a hole-in-one on the fourth hole and Shane Lowry hooped a 68-foot putt at Quail Hollow. Supreme Court Chief ...
Former Sheriff Gusman slams Orleans jail security as authorities continue manhunt for remaining fugitives
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - As the search for the city’s jail escapees entered its second day, Sheriff Susan Hutson’s predecessor told Fox 8 he is at a loss for words. Marlin Gusman, the Orleans Parish ...
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7 inmates missing after 10 escape New Orleans jail. Here's the latest.
Jail officials discovered that inmates were missing during a routine head count at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Sheriff Susan Hutson said during the first of three press conferences held Friday. Three jail ...
Team Coverage: OPSO Sheriff Susan Hutson Update on 11 escaped inmates
WWL Louisiana continued coverage on 11 inmates escape form Orleans Jail. House GOP fails to pass tax and spending bill after ...
New Orleans councilman says sheriff emailed him confirming some jail locks were replaced
New Orleans Councilman Joe Giarrusso tells WDSU, concerns about locks were not brought up to the New Orleans City Council.