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The sheriff who oversees the New Orleans jail where 10 men escaped last week says defective locks were a key factor in the ...

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Sheriff Susan Hutson says inmates exploited faulty cell locks to escape the Orleans Justice Center, calling it a security failure long warned about.

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NEW ORLEANS — Nine inmates are still on the run after a large-scale escape from the Orleans Parish Jail overnight, with one - ...

Ten men escaped from a New Orleans jail on Friday and four have been apprehended, officials with the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office said.

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There are indications the prisoners had help from “inside of our department,” the Orleans Parish sheriff said. Three ...

According to the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office, the escape was discovered at 8:30 a.m. Friday during a routine head count.