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Custodian sentenced for role in audacious New Orleans jailbreak of 10 inmates

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A New Orleans jail worker received a 2.5-year prison sentence Thursday for enabling 10 inmates to escape through a hole behind a toilet after he turned off its water.

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  1. BRPROUD Baton Rouge

    Custodian sentenced for role in audacious New Orleans jailbreak of 10 inmates (opens BRPROUD Baton Rouge)

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    A New Orleans jail worker received a 2.5-year prison sentence Thursday for enabling 10 inmates to escape through a hole behind a toilet after he turned off its water.

  2. MyNorthwest

    New Orleans jail worker gets 2.5 years in prison for enabling brazen 10-inmate escape (opens MyNorthwest)

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    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans jail worker received a 2.5-year prison sentence Thursday for enabling 10 inmates to escape through a hole behind a toilet after he turned off its water. Custodian Sterling Williams, 34, pleaded guilty to one count of malfeasance in office for clearing the way for one…

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