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New Orleans Sheriff and Council candidates to speak at public forums

Step Up for Action will host forums July 28–31 for New Orleans voters to hear directly from sheriff and city council ...

Manhunt for inmate ‘mistakenly’ released from New Orleans jail where 10 previously escaped

Khalil Bryan, 30, was released from the Orleans Parish Jail on Friday in what authorities refer to as "human error," after he ...

Two city leaders call for Sheriff Hutson to seek help running troubled Orleans jail

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Two city leaders on Monday (July 28) called on Sheriff Susan Hutson to seek help running the troubled ...

New Orleans officials mistakenly release inmate from same prison where 10 escaped in May

Officials in New Orleans are calling on an inmate to turn himself in after a clerical error led him to be mistakenly released ...

New Orleans judge found Sheriff Susan Hutson in contempt of court

This is not the first time Hutson has been held in contempt for inmate transfers. She cited staffing shortages for transports back in 2022 as to why inmates could not get to court ...

Sheriff Hutson’s re-election bid could be impacted by scandals, says FOX 8 political analyst

A Fox 8 political analyst said Sheriff Susan Hutson’s battle with criminal court judges is just the latest obstacle in her ...
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Sheriff Susan Hutson accused of ignoring order to transport arrestees on weekends, holidays

Sheriff Susan Hutson has ignored an order to transport recent arrestees from jail to court on weekends and holidays, a judge ...
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Sheriff lashes out after false report of federal jail takeover

Sheriff Susan Hutson this evening issued a statement after a local TV station erroneously reported that the federal ...