Overview

• Ten inmates escaped the Orleans Parish Justice Center on May 16 by removing a toilet and climbing through a hole in the wall.
• Five escapees have been recaptured, while the remaining fugitives—Jermaine Donald, Derrick Groves, Leo Tate, Lenton Vanburen, and Antoine Massey—are still at large.
• Nine individuals, including civilians and inmates, have been arrested for aiding the escape; bonds for four suspects were recently set between $1 million and $2.5 million.
• Authorities have criticized systemic failures at the jail, which was operating with only 40 staff for 1,400 inmates at the time of the escape.
• Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has vowed to hold all contributors accountable, as a $20,000 reward per fugitive remains in place for information leading to arrests.