Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson, who oversees the jail where 10 inmates escaped last week, announced Tuesday that she is suspending her reelection campaign, just hours after fielding tough questions from local leaders at a tense city council meeting.

Sheriff Susan Hutson acknowledged that a huge jailbreak was a 'failure' by her office, but insisted Tuesday that blame still mostly lies elsewhere.

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson has announced that she is temporarily suspending her campaign for re-election.