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Friends, family of New Orleans fugitives arrested for aiding jail escape
A former jail employee is accused of driving escapee Lenton Vanburen to a relative's home and helping him FaceTime family the ...
Family and friends of escaped New Orleans inmates arrested for aiding in jail breakout
One former jail employee is accused of driving escapee Lenton Vanburen to a relative's home and helping him FaceTime family ...
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Only those who have experienced jail can understand the bigger picture
These escapes were more than an act, they were a symptom. They signal the breaking point in a system long frayed by injustice ...
New Orleans jailbreak: Two weeks later, two dangerous inmates remain on the run
AN ALL OUT SEARCH FOR THE TWO REMAINING INMATES WHO ESCAPED FROM THE ORLEANS PARISH JAIL. AS LEADERS ARE NOW OFFERING A $50,000 REWARD TO TRY TO BRING THEM BACK INTO CUSTODY. IT COMES AS TODAY MARKS ...
How do prison breaks happen? Staffing shortages, old facilities, and 'nothing to lose'
The recent escapes follow several other high-profile breakouts, like that of Danilo Cavalcante, a convicted murderer who ...
'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 ...
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Men who escaped New Orleans jail had hourslong head start before staff knew they were gone
Days after 10 men escaped from a New Orleans jail by crawling through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a wall, five have ...
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 ...
10 Escaped Inmates, a Hole Behind a Toilet, and a Taunt: All About an 'Inside Job' Jailbreak — and Who's Still Missing
State officials have said they have been able to track down and rearrest five of the 10 inmates who escaped last Friday ...
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The Unbearable Darkness of Jail
Jails in St. Louis, Cleveland and Jackson, Mississippi, don’t provide direct access to sunlight and fresh air – even when ...
New Orleans officials grilled over 'coordinated' 10-inmate jailbreak
Louisiana authorities have arrested a jail worker who allegedly helped 10 inmates escape from the Orleans Parish Jail.