The men range in age from 19 to 42, and are facing various felony charges including murder, aggravated assault and domestic battery.
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It's day four of the massive manhunt in Louisiana. Police have found three of 10 inmates
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who escaped from the Orleans Parish Justice Center on Friday, but seven remain on the loose
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The men range in age from 19 to 42 and face various felony charges, including murder
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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
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Hodges from the Louisiana State Police said possible leads from out of state did not pan out
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Investigators believe the inmates were able to escape the jail Friday due to defective locks
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and by going through a hole behind a toilet. The Associated Press posted a picture with the hole
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in the wall and the words too easy with an arrow pointing to it. The inmates then scaled a wall
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while the lone guard in the cell pod was away getting food. The escaped inmates then ran into a neighborhood near the French Quarter
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It was not until a headcount about seven hours later that police learned about the escape
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Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hudson says the inmates possibly had help from people inside the department
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The jail houses about 1,400 inmates. Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry called for the reform of the justice system in New Orleans on Sunday
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Prosecutors who are unprepared and delay cases for years must be addressed in this court system
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Nine of the 10 escapees have been in the pretrial stages in OPCC for years now
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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
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plus $2,000 from Crime Stoppers for their capture. For more unbiased updates, download the Straight Arrow News app or go to san.com
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