Fifth escaped inmate captured in New Orleans
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Louisiana officials released new booking pictures of inmates that have been recaptured after they escaped jail on Friday.
Authorities have arrested an Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office maintenance worker in connection with the escape of 10 inmates.
Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams said OPSO mishandled evidence and that the state was responsible for some inmate delays.
Ten men broke out of Orleans Parish jail early Friday morning, but only three were recaptured by Monday afternoon.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Just days before 10 men broke out of a New Orleans jail, officials with the sheriff’s office asked for money to fix faulty locks and cell doors deemed a key factor in the escape.