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Louisiana authorities have captured one of two remaining fugitives who escaped from the New Orleans jail six weeks ago.
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Parts of the jail have flooded, and people incarcerated at the facility are complaining about the smell.
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So, who is really responsible? And how common is this type of law enforcement infighting?
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Days after 10 men escaped from the Orleans Parish jail, Gov. Jeff Landry signed an executive order on Wednesday, initiating a wide-ranging examination of the state’s criminal justice system.
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Two people are accused of helping multiple men who escaped from the Orleans Parish jail last Friday.
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A fifth man has been captured after he escaped the Orleans Parish jail with nine others last Friday, authorities said.
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A lawyer for a worker charged with helping 10 men escape a New Orleans jail says the worker did not know about the jailbreak plan. Sterling Williams was arrested Tuesday in connection with Friday’s jailbreak.
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Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has ordered multiple investigations into New Orleans’ criminal justice system after 10 men escaped from Orleans Parish Prison last Friday.
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Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is pushing forward with her efforts to force Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson to drop a longtime policy that generally prohibits deputies from directly engaging in federal immigration enforcement within the city’s jail.
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Recent deaths in prisons across the Gulf South have highlighted issues from staffing to healthcare to climate change. An expert on deaths in custody discusses how they can be prevented.