The Washington Post investigation published this week reported that New Orleans police were using Project N.O.L.A.'s network of facial recognition cameras to monitor the streets for wanted suspects over the past two years in ways that appeared "out of step" with the local ordinance.

The audacious feat, one of the biggest jailbreaks in Louisiana history, exploited safety issues in the jail that had previously been cited by federal authorities.

A team of over 200 local, state and federal law enforcement officers and agents is working around the clock to capture the remaining missing inmates who broke out of a New Orleans jail.

Derrick Groves, one of five Orleans Parish jail escapees, urged by his aunt to surrender. Sheriff Hutson suspends re-election campaign amid security concerns.

Ten inmates escaped from a New Orleans jail run by the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office, sparking a massive search for the group.

On Tuesday (May 20), Corey Boyd, 19, who was being held on serious charges including second-degree murder, second-degree attempted murder, aggravated battery, and threatening a public official, was apprehended on the fifth day of the ongoing search.

At 9:50 a.m., Project NOLA cameras caught two escapees in the French Quarter. One escaped inmate, Kendell Myles, was arrested less than two hours later. He was found hiding under a car in the Hotel Monteleone garage.