Search underway for 4 Alabama inmates who escaped correctional center
The escaped inmates were being held on various charges, including murder and first-degree robbery.
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The escaped inmates were being held on various charges, including murder and first-degree robbery.
Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson was indicted on 30 felony counts after a probe into one of the largest jailbreaks in U.S. history, which occurred under her watch.
The three inmates who escaped the DeKalb County Jail threatened to kill and sexually assault their terrified Lyft driver while fleeing to Florida, court documents reveal.
The three men had escaped the jail by removing concrete blocks from an upper wall area, and then used sheets and other materials to scale an exterior wall.
The inmate and another detainee fled an overcrowded jail after sawing through their cell bars with blades that investigators suspect were delivered by drone.
Guards noticed two inmates had vanished from a prison in Dijon, France, shortly before dawn, officials said.
"It is not my fault," sex offender Brahim Kaddour-Cherif said when police re-apprehended him following his mistaken release from a London prison.
New Orleans jail escapee Derrick Groves faced a judge in Fulton County, Georgia, on Thursday, where he waived his right to an extradition hearing. CBS News national reporter Kati Weis has the latest.
The last of 10 inmates who escaped from the Orleans Parish Justice Center in May was captured in Atlanta after a brief standoff, according to the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office. Alexa Liacko has more.
Police say they captured the final inmate from May's New Orleans jailbreak on Wednesday. CBS News national reporter Kati Weiss has the details.
An internal review reveals that a former police chief, known as the "Devil in the Ozarks," spent months planning his escape from an Arkansas prison.
Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson spoke exclusively with CBS News following a jailbreak in May where 10 inmates escaped. She said the jail was built poorly and is currently operating at 60% staffing levels. One employee has been arrested for allegedly assisting in the escape.
In her first public one-on-one interview since 10 inmates broke out of a city jail just outside downtown New Orleans in May, Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson says more jail staff members may be held responsible.
A New Orleans, Louisiana, inmate was mistakenly released from the same jail where 10 inmates escaped in early May, the sheriff's office confirmed. A manhunt is now underway for 30-year-old Khalil Brown. CBS News' Kati Weis has the latest details.
A former New Orleans jail worker accused of helping inmates escape in May pleaded not guilty on Thursday. CBS News reporter Kati Weis has the details.
The escaped prisoner "took advantage of the liberation of his fellow inmate to hide himself in his luggage and get out," the prison service said.
After 10 inmates escaped a New Orleans jail, authorities used facial recognition software to help locate and arrest an escapee. But as facial recognition has become a more common tool, groups like the ACLU have raised concerns about its use. Anna Schecter, who covers crime and safety for CBS News, breaks it all down.
Police are still searching for two of the ten New Orleans inmates who broke out of jail more than three weeks ago. The Louisiana Attorney General's Office said the suspected girlfriend of one of the inmates has been arrested for allegedly helping with the escape plan. CBS News reporter Kati Weis has more.
Authorities on Friday recaptured Grant Hardin, the escaped inmate known as the "Devil in the Ozarks." CBS News correspondent Ian Lee has the details.
Authorities in Arkansas have captured a convicted killer and former police chief who escaped from prison nearly two weeks ago. Grant Hardin, known as the "Devil in the Ozarks," had been serving a combined 80 years in prison for two separate murder and rape convictions.
Earlier this week, other videos made by Antoine Massey surfaced on social media, leading authorities to raid a New Orleans home.
A criminal complaint filed in federal court in Little Rock suggests Grant Hardin, the "Devil in the Ozarks," has fled Arkansas.
More than 200 inmates escaped from a prison and at least one was killed in a shootout in Karachi, Pakistan, after they were temporarily moved out of their cells due to earthquake tremors, officials said Tuesday. The provincial law minister told reporters the inmates were allowed into a courtyard and there was "panic" because of the tremors. A group suddenly attacked guards, seized their weapons, opened fire and fled. A senior police official said 216 inmates fled the prison, and 78 had been recaptured. None of those who escaped were convicted or facing trial as militants.
A new video posted to social media may hold clues about the whereabouts of one of the inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail. CBS News reporter Kati Weis has the details.
Grant Hardin, a former police chief who was convicted of rape and murder, escaped from an Arkansas prison nearly a week ago. A massive manhunt is continuing to find the man nicknamed "Devil in the Ozarks" and take him back into custody.