The sheriff’s office is requesting about $300,000 for emergency repairs and about $900,000 for other needed fixes. NEW ORLEANS — Back before the city council Tuesday afternoon, Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson says leaking pipes and plumbing issues have flooded the Orleans Parish Jail with problems. “This whole thing has been building for a while….
The Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office confirmed the water issues inside of the Orleans Justice Center have lingered into the week, saying it’s led to flooding in different parts of the jail.Sheriff Susan Hutson said OPSO is currently working to bring in an external water supply to temporarily accommodate the plumbing failures inside the facility.She sent…
After the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office acknowledged water leaks and shut-offs at the jail over Memorial Day weekend, the sheriff said Wednesday that the lockup continues to experience “significant flooding” and “ongoing and severe plumbing failures.” The Orleans Justice Center and Sheriff Susan Hutson have been at the center of controversy following the May 16 jailbreak where…
A “series of significant system failures” caused flooding and damage on several floors of the Oklahoma County jail recently, disrupting operations and underscoring “the critical need for a new, modern facility,” according to jail leadership. Sump pumps, the fire suppression system and water supply lines all malfunctioned at the seemingly plagued, 33-year-old, 13-story jail, formally…
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Some inmates at the Benton County Jail have been busy pulling weeds and harvesting fruits and vegetables this summer, and it’s all part of the jail’s inmate garden program where inmates on good behavior get to go outside and tend to a garden. It allows them to give back to people…
OFFICIALS ABOUT THE TRIPLE MANHUNT. CADDO COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY THAT THEY’VE LAUNCHED AN INVESTIGATION ALONGSIDE OSBI INTO EMPLOYEE NEGLIGENCE AND DIFFERENT SECURITY MEASURES. AFTER THREE INMATES WERE ABLE TO ESCAPE THE JAIL THROUGH THEIR PLUMBING SYSTEM. ON THE WAY, THEY ACTUALLY ESCAPED THE SINK AND TOILET COMBO. THAT’S THE STAINLESS STEEL COMBO AGAINST THE WALL….
A plumbing boss and his elderly father who launched a terrifying attack on his son’s lover and her family after she refused to have sex with him have been spared jail. Alex Craig, 36, called on Francis Craig, 79, for help at the house in Frodsham, Cheshire, after dumping mother-of-two Luana Dougherty in a fit…
