Nearly a decade ago, New Orleans officials hailed their new jail as a harbinger of change.

Sensing vulnerability, opponents lined up to challenge Sheriff Susan Hutson, who struggled to raise money and sustain ...

On May 27, Williams put in an official request with state Attorney General Liz Murrill to take up the probe of the "operational failures" that led to the jailbreak. The investigation is still being ...

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson, who oversees the jail where 10 inmates escaped last week, announced Tuesday that she is ...

After 10 inmates escape from Orleans Parish Prison, Sheriff Susan Hutson is under fire for leadership failures, prompting a ...

Hutson said her request to recuse the DA's office from the case was made "in good faith," citing concerns over impartiality ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Three challengers hoping to unseat Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson this fall say the escape of 10 ...

Following last week’s jailbreak and Tuesday’s hearing with the New Orleans City Council, Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson ...

Susan Hutson, the New Orleans sheriff responsible for the jail where ten inmates escaped last week, is suspending her ...

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson has announced that she is temporarily suspending her campaign for re-election.

Orleans Parish ... suspending my re-election campaign. I cannot spend a moment putting politics over your needs,” Hutson said in a statement posted on social media. The sheriff’s announcement ...