Most recently, a fellow inmate was charged with collaborating with the escapees from within the New Orleans jail.

Casey Smith, 30, was arrested on Thursday for allegedly assisting two of the 10 inmates who escaped from the Orleans Justice Center on May 16, police said.

At least seven have been arrested for helping 10 inmates escape from the Orleans Parish Justice Center jail in New Orleans on ...

While the manhunt continued for five New Orleans inmates, another Louisiana inmate escaped a different jail – for the second time.