The jail's rates of violence have worsened under Sheriff Susan Hutson, and her staff faces near-daily attacks or harassment.

A former jail employee is accused of driving escapee Lenton Vanburen to a relative's home and helping him FaceTime family the ...

Antoine Massey and Derrick Groves — who escaped from a New Orleans jail​​ nearly two weeks ago may be in other cities, ...

After the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office acknowledged water leaks and shut-off s at the jail over Memorial Day weekend, the ...

The audacious feat, one of the biggest jailbreaks in Louisiana history, exploited safety issues in the jail that had ...

An employee of the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office has been arrested in Friday's dramatic escape of 10 inmates from the ...

For more than a decade, New Orleans’ jail had been subject to federal ... Josh Morgan-USA TODAY Security problems and violence persisted even after the Orleans Justice Center opened in 2015 ...

After midnight on May 16, inmates at the New Orleans city jail forced open ... on federally mandated improvements at the jail, including regular security checks. While the investigation continues ...

Most jails around the country are dealing with similar problems ... t just a New Orleans problem. It’s a warning sign for everyone. If your jail hasn’t reviewed its security procedures ...

In an announcement on the FBI's website, the agency stated: "At the request of the New Orleans Police Department, FBI New ...

After midnight on May 16, inmates at the New Orleans city jail forced ... loading dock under the watch of security cameras — without anyone raising an alarm? Jail protocols under the federal ...