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Fifth Inmate Recaptured After Jailbreak in New Orleans; Maintenance Worker Faces Multiple Charges

Authorities continue search for six remaining escapees from New Orleans correctional facility after a maintenance worker was charged with aiding their escape.


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Sterling Williams, 33, a maintenance worker at the Orleans Parish Justice Center, was arrested for allegedly aiding a jailbreak of 10 inmates. He faces charges of malfeasance in office and principal to simple escape, with bond set at $1.1 million. Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill stated Williams had ongoing involvement in the escape plan, reportedly threatened by inmate Antoine Massey. Following the breakout, five of the escapees were recaptured, leaving six still at large. Authorities are investigating security lapses, leading to an audit of jail operations and infrastructure deficiencies at the facility.

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The escape underscores significant systemic failures in the New Orleans jail system, particularly in regard to oversight and employee accountability, as evidenced by the delayed reporting of the escape and the involvement of staff in facilitating the breakout.

The incident raises urgent concerns about staff shortages and mismanagement in the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office, with many pointing toward the need for critical reforms to ensure public safety and accountability, particularly after revelations about staff complicity in the jailbreak.

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