The jail's rates of violence have worsened under Sheriff Susan Hutson, and her staff faces near-daily attacks or harassment.

Antoine Massey and Derrick Groves — who escaped from a New Orleans jail​​ nearly two weeks ago may be in other cities, ...

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

The audacious feat, one of the biggest jailbreaks in Louisiana history, exploited safety issues in the jail that had ...

An employee of the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office has been arrested in Friday's dramatic escape of 10 inmates from the ...

For more than a decade, New Orleans’ jail had been subject to federal ... Josh Morgan-USA TODAY Security problems and violence persisted even after the Orleans Justice Center opened in 2015 ...

After midnight on May 16, inmates at the New Orleans city jail forced open ... on federally mandated improvements at the jail, including regular security checks. While the investigation continues ...

In an announcement on the FBI's website, the agency stated: "At the request of the New Orleans Police Department, FBI New ...

Most jails around the country are dealing with similar problems ... t just a New Orleans problem. It’s a warning sign for everyone. If your jail hasn’t reviewed its security procedures ...

At least a dozen law enforcement agencies are searching for seven of the 10 men who broke out of a New Orleans jail by fleeing through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a wall.