New Orleans prison was blamed by former guards after four escapes broke out
Faulty security protocols allowed Serial Escape Artist and 9 others to escape New Orleans According to a prison, former federal prison guard.
“First of all, the prison was considered a wreck of a train in terms of basic prison operations,” Cameron Lindsay told Fox News Digital.
Lindsay worked in the federal prison system for 20 years, of which seven worked as guards. He was once a notorious guard Metropolitan Detention Center In Brooklyn. He also served as a guard at two private prisons. Now he is a consultant and expert witness.
“It appears that basic security checks are not being done in prisons. Inmates should be unable to tear toilets from the wall and can quickly get to the boundary fence,” he said. “I mean, I just can’t believe it.”
This photo shows the holes left by prisoners who escaped the prison in Orleans Parish. (Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office)
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In 2013, the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office (OPSO), which operates Orleans Parish Correctional Facility, issued a consent ruling with the Department of Justice to continue operating the prison. The order stems from civil rights abuse, and OPSO has agreed to federal oversight and annual compliance checks.
The latest of them Compliance Check Report The prison was fully compliant with 42% of the measures of the law, indicating that it was completely violated at least 5%. It is partially compliant with about 53% of the measurements.
The report, published in October 2024, depicts an inmate who draws pictures of completely inadequate inmates, leading to violence and the use of illegal drugs, shakedowns and terrifying schemes, and depicts inmates who have endless hours to create fashion weapons from everyday prison items.
Sheriff Susan Hutson will speak at City Hall in New Orleans on May 20, 2025. (Sophia Germer/Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate vive AP)
“There have been a considerable number of cases of violence occurring within the facility during surveillance, including attacks by prisoners and assaults on staff,” the report said. “During this period of surveillance, the level of violence at the facility has always been high.”
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“Inmates appear to be encouraged by refusing to follow the rules and to follow the orders of security guards,” the report said. “What’s very concerning is that both staff and inmates are acting as ‘tank bosses’ and keep telling monitors that there are inmates who are pushing other inmates and demanding payments for protection. ”
Law enforcement will search for fugitives in New Orleans on May 21, 2025. (Chris Granger/Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
There was also no prison surveillance system that was subject to security checks and ensured that it was reported regularly.
These failures have been focused on the early hours of May 17th, when 10 inmates erupted from prison and ran in the New Orleans area.
As of Friday afternoon, five of them remained massive.
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“Inmate security checks represent the minimum standards that the industry has frequently accepted,” Lindsay told Fox News Digital. “Don’t implement them is a serious threat to the overall basic security of correctional facilities. It speaks to (a) the lack of effective correctional instructors and perhaps lack of appropriate funding.”
One of the ten escapes was Antoine Massey. He was held in jail on charges of domestic abuse, including strangulation, car theft and parole violations. He was also asked to rape and invite at St. Tammany Parish, According to Fox 8.
Massey has escaped custody three times since 2007 and is no longer eligible to release it to cut off the electronic ankle monitor.
Antoine Massey (Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office)
Massey was still massive on Friday afternoon.
Lynsday said OPSO should have taken from his point of view as a guard. Extraordinary Prevention with Masseyhe knew he had such a history.
“He will be held in the safest place within the prison,” he said. “All staff members are approved by this individual and given the extremely high risk of escape, there is a need for frequent checks written at least every 30 minutes on an irregular schedule.”
“I also insist on a documented round of correctional supervisors and ensure that line staff will closely track guidelines for inmates of this caliber that pose the greatest threat to the community,” he said.
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Lindsay was critical of her prison leader.
“I don’t know why you have nine high-security level individuals in one cell,” he said. “It doesn’t sound like a well-manipulated correctional facility. It sounds like a mess.”
Orleans Parish Prison will be seen in New Orleans on May 16, 2025. (Brett Duke/Supporter via AP)
“And what I’m going to say to you, here’s another thing to tell me about the efficiency of this facility,” he said. “I tell you that you don’t know the first thing about emergency preparation, because when you run away there should be an immediate response. There should be no delays at all. That information should come out through law enforcement and the community.”
The inmates fled early in the morning of May 16th, but prison staff were not aware they were missing until around 8:30am, they said. City Council meeting After escape.
New Orleans Police Department Principal Anne Kirkpatrick has been notified of his escape by one of the captains who heard about it in the media.
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“Escape is a typical failure in correction,” Lindsay said.
“Your primary purpose is to protect your community, protect staff and protect prisoners, so it’s a typical failure. But your primary objective is to ensure that these inmates are separated from the free society.
The Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office did not respond to a request for comment.