US EditionCity of New Orleans Spending More than $200,000 a Week on Escaped Inmate Manhunt, Sources Say
- The City of New Orleans is spending more than $200,000 weekly on the manhunt for two inmates who escaped the Orleans Justice Center on May 16, 2025.
- This search follows a mass escape of ten inmates caused by ongoing flooding and plumbing failures rooted in years of overcrowding and deferred maintenance at the facility.
- Law enforcement agencies, including local police, FBI, and U.S. Marshals, have arrested eight escapees and 14 alleged accomplices and continue coordinating resources despite high costs.
- Authorities maintain a $20,000 reward per fugitive and stated that the situation is urgent, especially given the looming hurricane season and the jail's significant infrastructure problems.
- The ongoing manhunt pressures city resources, heightens public safety risks, and accelerates City Council efforts to increase oversight and financial control over jail operations.
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Orleans Parish sheriff's office asks for removal of district attorney in escape investigation
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson issued a motion Thursday, May 29, requesting Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams be recused from the investigation into the Orleans Justice Center escape. The DA office officials said in the days immediately following the escape, their offices exercised it's "constitutional authority" to initiate an investigation and to issue preservation directives for critical evidence. They …
District Attorney Jason Williams will no longer investigate Sheriff Susan Hutson
Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams will no longer investigate the escape of 10 inmates from the Orleans Justice Center after Sheriff Susan Hutson told a judge his probe was "fueled by personal animus and political campaigning."
Rewards for 2 elusive jail escapees jump to $50,000 each as Louisiana police believe they’re getting closer
Investigators are pleading for the public’s help in finding a convicted double murderer and an experienced fugitive who broke out of a New Orleans jail 13 days ago and could be anywhere in the US.
OPSO sheriff requests removal of District Attorney from escape investigation
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson issued a motion Thursday, May 29, requesting Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams be recused from the investigation into the Orleans Justice Center escape. The DA office officials said in the days immediately following the escape, their offices exercised it's "constitutional authority" to initiate an investigation and to issue preservation directives for critical evidence. They …
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