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Facing calls to resign, Orleans Sheriff apologizes for mass breakout as manhunt enters 5th day
Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson, who oversees the jail from which 10 inmates escaped, spurring a five-day manhunt, ...
Sheriff Susan Hutson speaks ahead of council meeting on jail escape
WDSU investigator Aubry Killion spoke with Hutson as she walked into City Hall for a hearing with the New Orleans City ...
4th New Orleans inmate captured as manhunt intensifies and DA’s staff members flee for safety
A fourth inmate who escaped from a New Orleans jail Friday was captured Monday in the New Orleans East neighborhood and flown ...
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.
Sheriff says ‘defective’ locks were a key factor in Louisiana jailbreak by 10 men
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Just days before 10 men broke out of a New Orleans jail, officials with the sheriff’s office asked ...
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Long stays, broken locks: Escape puts spotlight on New Orleans' long-troubled jail
Friday's early morning escape was the largest ever at the 9-year-old lockup, where longstanding, documented problems at the ...
State Rep. Aimee Freeman calls for Sheriff Hutson’s resignation after inmate escape
"Leadership matters, and right now, the people of New Orleans deserve better. Sheriff Hutson should resign," Freeman said in ...