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After jailbreak, New Orleans DA asks Sheriff Hutson to turn over evidence and process scene
Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson faced a new round of criticism Thursday over last week's brazen jailbreak and her ...
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 ...
2 people arrested for assisting fugitives wanted in New Orleans mass jailbreak
Embattled Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson announced on Wednesday that she is suspending her reelection campaign in the wake of a mass jailbreak.
Susan Hutson announces suspension of re-election campaign
Following last week’s jailbreak and Tuesday’s hearing with the New Orleans City Council, Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson ...
6 escaped New Orleans jail inmates still at large; video shows some in French Quarter
Officials increased the reward for the capture of the inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail as the manhunt entered a ...
Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson suspends re-election campaign
Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson has announced that she is temporarily suspending her campaign for re-election.
Arrested New Orleans jail worker says he helped inmates escape after stabbing threat
Authorities have arrested an Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office maintenance worker in connection with the escape of 10 jail ...
Federal judge calls emergency meeting after New Orleans jailbreak
Judge Africk is overseeing a long-standing consent decree mandating sweeping reforms at the Orleans Justice Center.