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Another Louisiana inmate has escaped jail

A Louisiana inmate escaped. Jailers didn’t know until a tipster called.

The incident comes as state authorities are still searching for members of a 10-inmate escape from a New Orleans jail and amid scrutiny of jailing protocols.

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Louisiana inmates used hair trimmers in efforts to escape from New Orleans jail, source says

The 10 inmates who broke out of a New Orleans jail in a stunning overnight escape last week used electric hair trimmers with multiple clipper blades to help cut their way through the cell walls, a source with direct knowledge of the investigation told CNN.

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Louisiana inmate recaptured a day after tipster alerted authorities of his escape

Tra’Von Johnson, 22, was found just a few miles away from the Tangipahoa Parish Jail that he escaped from on Thursday afternoon.

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Fearful New Orleans lawyers flee Louisiana after jailbreak as DA fires back at Landry

Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams said OPSO mishandled evidence and that the state was responsible for some ...

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Police Say New Orleans Prison Break Was 'Inside Job' — and Now 2 Women on the Outside Are Also Charged

Louisiana State Police, who have yet to find half of the Orleans Parish Prison escapees, announced the arrest of two women on ...

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Alleged victim of prison escapee speaks to ABC News: 'This guy could come back...and shoot me'

Williams told ABC News that Alison Morgado, chief of Victims Witness Support for the DA’s office, reached out to the alleged victim on Friday but the number they had on file was out of service. She ...

Day 5: Jail worker arrested; 5 fugitives still on the run in New Orleans prison escape

DA staff, victims say they’re in hiding. City leaders demand answers as fallout grows.

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Three Fugitives Recaptured and Transported Out of New Orleans After Jailbreak as Manhunt for Seven Others Continue

Three escaped inmates from Orleans Parish Jail were recaptured and flown to a secure facility; seven remain at large after a suspected inside-assisted breakout.

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Mistrust in law enforcement complicates the search for the New Orleans jail escapees

As authorities scour New Orleans for escapees from a jailbreak, they're also confronting a history of mistrust in law enforcement and the criminal justice system ...

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