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New Orleans built a new jail 10 years ago. It has many of the old jail's problems.
Nearly a decade ago, New Orleans officials hailed their new jail as a harbinger of change.
New Orleans jail security 'train wreck' helped 4-time escapee, 9 others break out: former warden
According to a former warden, the New Orleans jail from which serial escapee Antoine Massey and nine others escaped was a ...
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 ...
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New Orleans' jail system was troubled decades before 10 inmates made an audacious escape
The recent jailbreak in New Orleans ... issues with the building from the outset, including a lack of supervision and adequate housing for mentally ill inmates. “Now we’ve got a jail with ...
Retired FBI agent warns New Orleans prison escape 'should get everyone's attention'
A retired FBI expert says the New Orleans jail escape exposes critical staffing shortage and other issues after 10 inmates ...
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FBI Issues Update on New Orleans Mass Prison Break
The FBI has escalated its involvement in the ongoing search for seven inmates who are still at large after escaping from the Orleans Parish Jail in New Orleans ... about jail security and ...
The Advocate12d
Live updates: New Orleans City Council and Susan Hutson spar over budgets after jailbreak
The New Orleans City Council is meeting Tuesday morning to hold a public hearing in the aftermath of a brazen Orleans Parish ...
Lawmaker seeks more courthouse security after New Orleans jailbreak
Rep. Delisha Boyd wants a study on courthouse security following the escape of 10 inmates from the Orleans Parish Jail in New ...