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New Orleans district attorney blasts sheriff over botched prison escape investigation
Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams scorched Sheriff Susan Hutson for failing to order an investigation into the ...
Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson speaks with WDSU ahead of council meeting on jail escape
WDSU investigator Aubry Killion spoke with Hutson as she walked into City Hall for a hearing with the New Orleans City ...
Susan Hutson announces suspension of re-election campaign
Following last week’s jailbreak and Tuesday’s hearing with the New Orleans City Council, Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson ...
Arrested New Orleans jail worker says he helped inmates escape after stabbing threat
Authorities have arrested an Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office maintenance worker in connection with the escape of 10 jail ...
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New Orleans Sheriff Accounts for Jailbreak, Promises Reform and Faces Scrutiny Amid Escaped Detainee Investigation
Sheriff Hutson takes full responsibility for a jailbreak at Orleans Justice Center and outlines immediate corrective actions and systemic reform needs.
Federal judge calls emergency meeting after New Orleans jailbreak
Judge Africk is overseeing a long-standing consent decree mandating sweeping reforms at the Orleans Justice Center.