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

Nearly a decade ago, New Orleans officials hailed their new jail as a harbinger of change.

Rick Singleton feels county officials need to stop treating corrections like the “stepchild of law enforcement and politics.” ...

According to a former warden, the New Orleans jail from which serial escapee Antoine Massey and nine others escaped was a ...

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

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 ...

A former jail employee is accused of driving escapee Lenton Vanburen to a relative's home and helping him FaceTime family the ...

As inmate escapes make national headlines, Buchanan County authorities are emphasizing their commitment to maintaining strong jail security. Recent incidents, including the escape of several inmates ...

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

As authorities scour New Orleans for escapees from a jailbreak, they're also confronting a history of mistrust in law ...

Antoine Massey and Derrick Groves — who were among 10 people who escaped from a New Orleans jail nearly two weeks ago may be ...

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