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Two Louisiana Democrats are calling on Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson to resign following the escape of 10 inmates.
State officials have said they have been able to track down and rearrest five of the 10 inmates who escaped last Friday morning, May 16, in a daring breakout that Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson called an “inside job,” according to USA Today .
2hon MSN
The Louisiana Legislative Auditor officially launched a full financial audit of the Sheriff’s Office this week. The move comes just days after Sheriff Susan Hutson asked the New Orleans City Council for an additional $13 million to fix critical infrastructure issues inside the city’s aging jail.
Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams scorched Sheriff Susan Hutson for failing to order an investigation into the crime scene where 10 inmates escaped from jail.
Louisiana state Rep. Aimee Adatto Freeman is calling for Sheriff Susan Hutson to resign, saying funding issues don’t excuse last week’s jailbreak. Maintenance worker Sterling Williams was arrested for helping 10 inmates escape by turning off water to a cell,
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Just days before 10 men broke out of a New Orleans jail, officials with the sheriff’s office asked for money to fix faulty locks and cell doors deemed a key factor in the escape.
Louisiana officials said they can't be sure the seven escaped fugitives remain in New Orlean or in the state after massive jailbreak.
Judge Africk is overseeing a long-standing consent decree mandating sweeping reforms at the Orleans Justice Center.