Louisiana officials continue search for last of three escaped inmates
Three men fled Opelousas jail after removing concrete blocks from wall in state’s second inmate escape of yearAuthorities on Sunday were hunting for the last of three inmates who escaped from a Louisiana jail after removing concrete blocks from a deteriorating wall.“We would prefer that he...
<p>Three men fled Opelousas jail after removing concrete blocks from wall in state’s second inmate escape of year</p><p>Authorities on Sunday were hunting for the last of three inmates who <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/06/jailbreak-after-us-prisoners-chip-away-weak-concrete-wall">escaped</a> from a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/louisiana">Louisiana</a> jail after removing concrete blocks from a deteriorating wall.</p><p>“We would prefer that he surrender himself peaceably,” St Landry parish sheriff Bobby J Guidroz said in a statement, “but we will not rest until he is captured.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/07/louisiana-jail-inmate-escape-search-police">Continue reading...</a>
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