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Former New Orleans police chief criticizes sheriff's 'checkered past' after jailbreak
After 10 inmates escape from Orleans Parish Prison, Sheriff Susan Hutson is under fire for leadership failures, prompting a ...
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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 ...
What We Know About the Escape From a New Orleans Jail
The Louisiana authorities are still searching for five of the 10 inmates who escaped from the Orleans Parish Justice Center ...
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New Orleans sheriff delayed crime scene processing for nearly a week after jailbreak, DA says
New Orleans sheriff waited nearly a week to have the scene of a 10-man jailbreak processed for evidence by crime lab ...
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.
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New Orleans sheriff halts reelection campaign as five jail escapees remain at large
The sheriff’s announcement comes as her office ... to perform their duties to the fullest extent the people of New Orleans deserve.” Hutson did not address when she may resume her reelection ...
Family of murder victim issues new statement, slams sheriff’s office over escape
"We are deeply disappointed in the overall management of the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office - from Susan Hutson to the maintenance staff," the Robinson family said.