US EditionSheriff Working to Bring in Water to Orleans Jail; Confirms Flooding and Clogged Toilets in Facility
- The Orleans Justice Center in New Orleans is experiencing significant flooding and plumbing failures as confirmed by the Sheriff's Office in late May 2025.
- The crisis is the result of long-term neglect of the facility’s upkeep, persistent overcrowding, and inmates flushing prohibited items down the toilets, which have intensified flooding and complicated emergency responses.
- Emergency repairs were conducted during the Memorial Day weekend, and authorities are attempting to introduce an outside water source to help manage and stabilize the facility amid persistent plumbing problems.
- Sheriff Susan Hutson emphasized the need for sustained funding to upgrade the jail’s plumbing and drainage systems, noting that ongoing problems reveal long-standing infrastructural challenges stemming from deferred maintenance, overcrowding, and insufficient investment.
- The flooding crisis raises public safety and human dignity concerns, and urgent infrastructure fixes estimated at $13 million are needed before the upcoming hurricane season.
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Flooding worsens crisis at New Orleans jail
KEY TAKEAWAYS: Orleans Justice Center faces major flooding from plumbing failures Sheriff Susan Hutson says conditions pose public safety risk Officials dispute sheriff’s claims, cite leadership concerns Two inmates from May 16 escape remain at large The New Orleans jail that gained national attention for a brazen escape by 10 inmates earlier this month is experiencing “significant flooding” from “ongoing and severe plumbing failures,” the…
Water access briefly limited across Federal Correctional Complex Lompoc | News Channel 3-12
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The Northern Virginia Daily
New Orleans jail, site of a brazen inmate escape, faces flooding and plumbing failures
The New Orleans jail where 10 inmates escaped from earlier this month is experiencing “significant flooding” from what a sheriff called “ongoing and severe plumbing failures." Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson renewed calls Wednesday for improving the jail's ailing infrastructure,…
The Advocate
NolaNew Orleans jail has 'significant flooding' and 'severe plumbing failures,' sheriff says
After the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office acknowledged water leaks and shut-offs at the jail over Memorial Day weekend, the sheriff said Wednesday that the lockup continues to experience "significant flooding" and "ongoing and severe plumbing failures."
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