Sheriff Indicted Over Jailbreak

0:00A grand jury in New Orleans just indicted Orleans' pair of sheriff, Sheriff Susan Hudson, on 30 counts of malfeasance, obstruction of justice, and falsifying. Public records. This stems from a bull jailbreak where ten inmates slipped out through a hole behind a toilet back in her watch. All the escapees got rounded up after a months-long manhunt, but investigators pinned the blame on her sloppy jail management. Meanwhile, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrell made a clear Hudson didn't aid the breakout herself, but her failure to follow basic rules and precautions straight up enabled it. The sheriff's chief financial officer, Bianca Brown, caught twenty similar charges, too. Hudson's office went quiet on comments, and she's already lost her reelection bid. City leaders and state officials slammed her for poor oversight, like not alerting cops fast enough after the inmates vanished for over seven hours. Hudson pointed fingers at political rivals and faulty locks, but offered no proof. In her farewell speech, she called the escape a tough test that her team handled with grit.

1:04The Orleans Parish jails been a mess for decades, hit with violence, corruption, and federal oversight since 2013. Despite millions poured in and a new facility in 2015, monitors flagged low staffing, weak supervision, and rising internal escapes right. Before the breakout, now Hudson's out on $300,000 bond had to surrender her passport and can't leave Louisiana. She set to exit office Monday, leaving a spotlight on how deep these jail walls run. Stay tuned as this unfolds. Stay informed with Durham News Today, AI-powered updates. I'm Cory with the story.