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Critics blast hourslong gap before officials disclosed 10 inmates’ escape from New Orleans jail

  • Ten inmates escaped from the Orleans Justice Center in New Orleans early Saturday by breaking out through an opening concealed near a toilet and climbing over a wall around 1:30 a.m.
  • The escape occurred due to defective locks and possible inside help amid ongoing staffing shortages and delayed official notification.
  • The jail, which opened in 2015, houses 1,400 people including high-security inmates convicted of violent crimes, but lacks sufficient restrictive housing and maintenance funding.
  • Surveillance footage showed some escapees wearing orange or white clothing sprinting out, and three inmates, including 20-year-old Kendall Myles, were recaptured and moved to a state facility.
  • Authorities are still searching for seven fugitives, with officials blaming security failures and the timing raising suspicion amid Sheriff Hutson’s reelection campaign.
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Critics blast hourslong gap before officials disclosed 10 inmates' escape from New Orleans jail

At least a dozen law enforcement agencies are searching for seven of the 10 men who broke out of a New Orleans jail by fleeing through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a wall.

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WWL broke the news in on Saturday, May 17, 2025.
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