After the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office acknowledged water leaks and shut-off s at the jail over Memorial Day weekend, the ...

Sheriff Susan Hutson said the crisis is about more than just broken pipes — it’s the result of years of deferred maintenance, chronic overcrowding, and more.

The Orleans Justice Center is reporting continued “significant flooding.” According to the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office, water has been accumulating in ...

New Orleans city officials say the search for 10 men who broke out of a local jail earlier this month has cost the city ...

The recent escape of 10 individuals from the New Orleans Correctional Center has quickly shifted from a public-safety crisis ...

The New Orleans City Council introduced an ordinance Wednesday (May 28) that would require local criminal justice agencies — ...

Authorities have arrested 13 people who allegedly helped the fugitives before and in the hours after their escape. Here’s ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Only two of the 10 New Orleans jail escapees remain on the run Tuesday after police captured two men ...