On May 16th, 2025, ten inmates escaped from the Orleans Justice Center in New Orleans around 1 a.m. by exploiting a hole behind a toilet in a cell, which was likely created by cutting a steel bar with a tool.
The escapees, including suspects charged with serious crimes like murder, tampered with a defective cell door, breached the wall and exited through a loading dock. They scaled a perimeter wall using blankets to avoid barbed wire and fled across Interstate 10, discarding their jail uniforms.
The lone civilian corrections technician monitoring the pod had stepped away to get food, and the escape went unnoticed until a routine headcount at 8:30 a.m. Sheriff Susan Hutson indicated possible inside help from jail staff, as the breach suggested external assistance. Three employees were suspended pending investigation.
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