While seven escaped prisoners, including two murder suspects, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry tore up the parish’s progressive soft crime policy, which he claimed helped escape after a dramatic escape from New Orleans prison early Friday morning.
“The irony of the city's promise of progress is clear. New Orleans handed over the prison keys to those who vowed to keep criminals out of prison, and sadly, today we see this action,” Landry said in a press conference Sunday night. “I hope everyone knows that the videos of those escaped prisoners embody a progressive criminal justice system.”
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Gov. Jeff Landry held a press conference to announce executive orders after he escaped from Orleans Parish Prison.
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In a press conference, Landry announced an executive order to review the Orleans Correctional Institution by the State Department of Corrections (DOC) and remove all DOC inmates from the local prison. He issued another order directing the state inspector general to work with the Orleans Parish Sheriff to stock all prison inmates awaiting trial and those awaiting judgment.
Ten inmates escaped the Orleans Parish Correctional Institution Friday night, which was captured by surveillance videos of the prison. Authorities say they crawled over the storage that was hidden behind the toilet.
The inmate then reportedly zoomed, then jumped onto the prison's barbed wire fence, crossed the highway and entered nearby, and then changed clothes.
They left messages, including “Easy to Laugh” and “We Are Innocent”, approaching the holes they escaped.
A picture of a hole left by a violent prisoner escaped Orleans Parish Prison. (Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office)
Authorities believe the escapee was helpful when someone inside the prison was watching the pods “walk away” for food, missed the escape.
The seven fugitives who are still running are Jermaine Donald, 42; Antoine Massey, 33; Leo, 31; Lenton Vanburen, 27; Derrick Groves, 27; Gary Price, 21; and Corey Boyd, 19.
Both Donald and Boyd face second-degree murder.
New Orleans prison inmate charged with murder and other crimes escape
Donald is also charged with aggravated battery, felons possessing guns or weapons, and obstructing justice. Boyd's other charges are second-degree murder, aggravated assault, illegal carrying of weapons involving crimes, and weapons that obstruct justice.
Miles and Vanburen each face batteries for correctional facility staff, among other crimes.
Groves pleaded guilty to manslaughter in October and is awaiting a prison sentence.
10 prisoners who boldly escaped from New Orleans prison last Friday (Governor Jeff Landry)
“If he would be sentenced by the court system, he would most likely not have a chance to escape,” Landry said in a press conference.
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Authorities warned that the escapees may have traveled to other states. They put a $20,000 bounty on their heads.
“We have got soldiers working with local state and federal partners and growing more potential customers,” the Louisiana State Police Department told Fox News numbers Monday morning.
The FBI did not return a request for comment.
ATF declined to comment.
Fox News' Michael Dogan, Alexandra Koch and Brooke Taylor contributed to the report.
