Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson, who oversees the jail from which 10 inmates escaped, spurring a five-day manhunt, apologized for the first time Tuesday as she faced calls to resign.

In a tense public hearing Tuesday, Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson publicly apologized for last Friday’s jailbreak that allowed 10 inmates to escape from the Orleans Justice Center. Facing mounting political pressure and calls to resign,

WDSU investigator Aubry Killion spoke with Hutson as she walked into City Hall for a hearing with the New Orleans City Council.

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson and her top jail deputy provided new details Friday afternoon on a mass escape from the city lockup, saying that nine inmates remain on the

Judge Africk is overseeing a long-standing consent decree mandating sweeping reforms at the Orleans Justice Center.

Another Louisiana state representative has called for the resignation of Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson. Rep. Jason Hughes is joining Rep. Aimee Adatto Freeman in asking for Hutson to step down.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Just days before 10 men broke out of a New Orleans jail, officials with the sheriff’s office asked for money to fix faulty locks and cell doors deemed a key factor in the escape.

Friday's early morning escape was the largest ever at the 9-year-old lockup, where longstanding, documented problems at the troubled facility faced mounting scrutiny.