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For death row inmates, the time between conviction and execution can take decades. Murrill, who in a recent press conference ...
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE)—Louisiana corrections officials toured the Orleans Justice Center on Wednesday to assess its security. Attorney General Liz Murrill is already proposing some long-term improvements.
In New Orleans, two women, Cortnie Harris and Corvanntay Baptiste, face charges for aiding inmates who escaped from Orleans ...
Police have arrested four of the New Orleans escaped inmates days after a jail break. Six remain on the run as police rely on ...
Louisiana attorney general estimates 160 door locks need replacing at Orleans Justice Center jail NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill toured the Orleans Justice Center jail on ...
Attorney General Liz Murrill says the Orleans Justice Center must rethink operations and infrastructure after last week’s inmate escape.
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry signed an executive order Wednesday following the escape of 10 inmates from the Orleans Parish jail.
The U.S. Justice Department dropped a three-year civil rights investigation of Louisiana State Police on Wednesday.
Murrill and District Attorney Jason Williams toured the jail, getting a first-hand look a how those 10 inmates were able to escape. Avoiding questions about funding problems and Sheriff Susan Hutson’s ...
Two more alleged co-conspirators have been arrested following Friday's early-morning prison break from a New Orleans jail, ...
A 33-year-old prison worker, Sterling Williams, has been arrested after being accused of helping prisoners escape a New Orleans jail.
Susan Hutson, the New Orleans sheriff in charge of the jail from which 10 inmates escaped last week, has decided to suspend her campaign.