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Two women arrested for helping fugitives as manhunt in New Orleans escape reaches 6th day
The massive manhunt for five of the 10 inmates who fled a New Orleans jail stretched into a sixth day on May 21, and the escape's investigation has now yielded three accomplices. Louisiana State Police said Wednesday they have arrested two women,

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New Orleans jail employee arrested, accused of helping mass escape of inmates
Arrested New Orleans jail worker says he helped inmates escape after stabbing threat
Fifth inmate recaptured and a maintenance worker arrested days after breakout at New Orleans jail
Antoine Massey and another inmate broke out of the Morehouse Parish Detention Center in Collinston in 2019, before being recaptured in Lancaster, Texas, Morehouse Parish Sheriff’s Office Chief James ...

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Inmate on the run after New Orleans jailbreak once escaped from another Louisiana jail
Maintenance worker says inmate threatened to shank him if he didn't assist in New Orleans jail break
A maintenance worker has been charged in connection with the New Orleans jail break
Since the escape, Hutson has pointed to long-standing deficiencies such as faulty locks and staffing shortages.

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Fifth inmate recaptured following escape from New Orleans jail
A sheriff's staffer has been arrested related to the New Orleans jail break
The New Orleans jail escape went unnoticed for hours. Here's how it unfolded, sparking a manhunt.
Ten inmates escaped from a New Orleans jail run by the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office, sparking a massive search for the group.
Lawyer says worker accused of helping New Orleans jailbreak was unclogging toilet, not aiding escape
A lawyer for a worker charged with aiding the New Orleans jailbreak by 10 prisoners says the employee shut off water to unclog a toilet, not to allow the men to cut the pipe to open an escape route.
'Fear of retribution' in New Orleans: Mass jail escape brings a big uneasy
Five inmates are on the lam after escaping a New Orleans jail. Some of those closest to the crimes are on edge, but other residents are unafraid.
Democratic lawmakers demand Louisiana sheriff resign after 10 inmates escape jail
Two Louisiana Democrats are calling on Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson to resign following the escape of 10 inmates.
10 escape from New Orleans jail through hole in cell wall while lone guard left to get food
Authorities say 10 men broke out of a New Orleans jail by fleeing through a hole behind a toilet. Seven of them are still on the lam.
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Editorial: Brazen New Orleans jail break provokes outrage and a search for answers
Outrage doesn’t begin to describe the reaction from New Orleanians and people around the state to the shocking mass breakout from the Orleans Justice Center, run by the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office.
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