Panic as 11 violent criminals escape jail and remain on the run

Eleven violent inmates have escaped from a prison, with one having been recaptured and 10 still on the loose.

At around 8.30am Friday morning, eleven inmates considered 'armed and dangerous' were discovered missing during a routine head count at Orleans Parish Jail, according to the .

According to Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson, the inmates managed to escape from their cell after breaching a wall behind a toilet. Authorities believe that they fled shortly after midnight, and may have had help.

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