An inmate threatened to stab the employee with a 'shank,' a homemade knife, according to the employee's statement in an ...

Louisiana officials released new booking pictures of inmates that have been recaptured after they escaped jail on Friday.

Ten inmates in all broke out of the New Orleans jail, according to the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office, which runs the ...

A fifth inmate was recaptured following a breakout at a New Orleans jail last week, authorities announced, the same day a ...

Half of the 10 escaped inmates from the Orleans Parish Justice Center are now in custody, after a fifth inmate was recaptured ...

Authorities have arrested an Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office maintenance worker in connection with the escape of 10 inmates.

Ten inmates who broke out of a New Orleans jail Friday had prepared for their escape, and possibly had help, officials said.

Sheriff Susan Hutson acknowledged that a huge jailbreak was a 'failure' by her office, but insisted Tuesday that blame still ...

A maintenance worker shut off water at the jail, allowing the inmates to remove a toilet and sink fixture from a cell wall, ...

The New Orleans prison worker who was arrested for allegedly helping 10 violent inmates break out last week claimed one of ...

A cold front will bring a chance of storms and locally heavy rain, and slightly less humid air for the Northshore in your New ...

In an arrest affidavit, Williams said one of the inmates who escaped had threatened to “shank” him if he did not turn off the ...