7 of 10 New Orleans jail escapees are still on the run

It's day four of the massive manhunt in Louisiana. Police have found three of 10 inmates

who escaped from the Orleans Parish Justice Center on Friday, but seven remain on the loose

The men range in age from 19 to 42 and face various felony charges, including murder

aggravated assault, and domestic battery. Television station WDSU reports the escaped inmates are believed to be still in Louisiana. At a press conference on Sunday, Colonel Robert

Hodges from the Louisiana State Police said possible leads from out of state did not pan out

Investigators believe the inmates were able to escape the jail Friday due to defective locks

and by going through a hole behind a toilet. The Associated Press posted a picture with the hole

in the wall and the words too easy with an arrow pointing to it. The inmates then scaled a wall

while the lone guard in the cell pod was away getting food. The escaped inmates then ran into a neighborhood near the French Quarter

It was not until a headcount about seven hours later that police learned about the escape

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hudson says the inmates possibly had help from people inside the department

The jail houses about 1,400 inmates. Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry called for the reform of the justice system in New Orleans on Sunday

Prosecutors who are unprepared and delay cases for years must be addressed in this court system

Nine of the 10 escapees have been in the pretrial stages in OPCC for years now

The FBI is now offering a reward of $10,000 per inmate. That's in addition to a $5,000 reward offered by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

plus $2,000 from Crime Stoppers for their capture. For more unbiased updates, download the Straight Arrow News app or go to san.com