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Sawed pipes and taunting messages: How a mass escape exposed a New Orleans jail's security failures
The audacious feat, one of the biggest jailbreaks in Louisiana history, exploited safety issues in the jail that had ...
Fifth person arrested, accused of aiding inmates in New Orleans jail escape
On Monday, Sterling Williams, a 33-year-old maintenance worker at the jail, was arrested on charges that he shut off water to ...
7th person arrested for allegedly assisting escaped New Orleans inmates
Casey Smith, 30, was arrested on Thursday for allegedly assisting two of the 10 inmates who escaped from the Orleans Justice Center on May 16, police said.
Police arrest third woman accused of helping escaped Louisiana convicts
Louisiana State Police arrested a 59-year-old woman for allegedly helping 10 inmates break out of Orleans Parish Jail last ...
The New Orleans jail escape went unnoticed for hours. Here's how it unfolded, sparking a manhunt.
Ten inmates escaped from a New Orleans jail run by the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office, sparking a massive search for the group.
5 nabbed, 5 to go: Manhunt for escaped New Orleans inmates reaches 6th day
It’s both yes and no. There’s some concern for our safety because they are dangerous criminals,” Gonzales, 53, told USA TODAY ...
New Orleans jail escapees search made complicated by mistrust of law enforcement
As authorities scour New Orleans for escapees from an audacious jailbreak, they are also confronting entrenched mistrust in ...