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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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After New Orleans jail break, blame game begins
After Friday's jailbreak, investigations are due to begin digging into why it took so long for word to get out about the ...
Reward increases to $12K as search for escaped New Orleans inmates intensifies
Officials are offering $12,000 for information leading to an arrest after 10 inmates escaped a New Orleans jail. Three have ...
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 ...
Reward increased for capture of escaped New Orleans inmates as 7 dangerous felons remain on the lam
Officials on increased the reward for the capture of inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail by fleeing through a hole ...
Authorities express confidence in finding 7 remaining escaped New Orleans inmates
Authorities expressed confidence Sunday about the prospect of capturing seven of 10 escaped New Orleans inmates who remain at ...
Louisiana law enforcement officials to provide update on Orleans Parish jail escape investigation
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and Louisiana law enforcement agencies will provide an update on the search for inmates who ...
'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 ...
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.