New Orleans Parish Jail

Parts of the jail have flooded, and people incarcerated at the facility are complaining about the smell.

So, who is really responsible? And how common is this type of law enforcement infighting?

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.

Two people are accused of helping multiple men who escaped from the Orleans Parish jail last Friday.

A fifth man has been captured after he escaped the Orleans Parish jail with nine others last Friday, authorities said.

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.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has ordered multiple investigations into New Orleans’ criminal justice system after 10 men escaped from Orleans Parish Prison last Friday.

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.

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.

The New Orleans City Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday afternoon to discuss the future of plans to build phase III of Orleans Justice Center, the controversial expansion of the New Orleans jail that has been opposed by criminal justice advocates and some city officials who have protested and even attempted to halt the project.