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Louisiana inmates used hair trimmers in efforts to escape from New Orleans jail, source says
The 10 inmates who broke out of a New Orleans jail in a stunning overnight escape last week used electric hair trimmers with ...
A Louisiana inmate escaped. Jailers didn’t know until a tipster called.
The incident comes as state authorities are still searching for members of a 10-inmate escape from a New Orleans jail and ...
Sawed pipes and taunting messages: How a mass escape exposed a New Orleans jail's security failures
The audacious feat, one of the biggest jailbreaks in Louisiana history, exploited safety issues in the jail that had ...
Faulty locks, stolen blankets and a hungry jail employee: A timeline of how 10 inmates used skill and luck to escape
One inmate was behind bars for murdering two men. Another was charged with domestic abuse involving strangulation. A third ...
Day 8: Fourth woman arrested, new escape timeline revealed, and five fugitives still free
As five fugitives remain at large a third woman is arrested, new surveillance emerges, and pressure builds on local and state leaders to fix deep-rooted jail failure ...
4 inmates escape from Ohio minimum security facility, reports say
Authorities search for men who fled through broken window at Franklin County residential prison diversion program.