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

According to a Facebook post from the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office, James B. Lorio tried to escape from his cell block ...

The authorities in Louisiana are searching for two of the 10 inmates who escaped from the Orleans Parish Justice Center on ...

The recent escapes follow several other high-profile breakouts, like that of Danilo Cavalcante, a convicted murderer who ...

The Washington Parish Sheriff's Office says an inmate is facing new charges after an attempted escape from the jail. Deputies say James Lorio tried to escape the jail on Monday through an air ...

Flooding in the jail has been exacerbated by inmates’ “misuse the plumbing system” such as flushing “inappropriate items” ...

Eight New Orleans inmates and 13 alleged accessories to the jailbreak have been arrested as the hunt for the last two men ...

An attempt to break out of a Washington Parish jail was prevented by jail staff. In a post to social media, the Washington ...

Authorities are turning their attention toward people who helped inmates who literally broke out of a New Orleans jail 11 ...

More than a week after 10 prisoners conducted a daring escape out a cell wall in a New Orleans jail, two inmates remain on ...

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