16-05-2025 13:09 via wbrz.com

Officials say Orleans Parish Jail escapees received help from inside facility

NEW ORLEANS - The Orleans Parish Jail was on lockdown Friday morning after 10 inmates escaped, WWL-TV reports. As of 3 p.m., 1 of the 10 escapees were captured. One inmate was misidentified as an escapee initially, but Kendall Myles, one of the escaped inmates, was recaptured.Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson said the jailbreak happened due to defective locks, a breached wall and that someone inside the jail could've helped the inmates escape."We have indication that these escapees r
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