Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry issued an executive order Wednesday in response to the apparent systemic breakdowns that led to last Friday's jail escape in New Orleans.
The order mandates "an immediate and aggressive response across multiple state agencies to address a major breach at the Orleans Parish Correctional Facility."
"New Orleans willingly handed the jail keys to those leaders who vowed to keep criminals OUT of jail. Sadly, it worked," the governor said in his statement.
The order includes the following:
- The Inspector General will oversee audits of case files
- DOC will review OPCF operations to ensure compliance with jail standards.
- All DOC inmates in OPCF will be relocated to state-run facilities.
- The Louisiana Supreme Court is asked to continue reviewing the Orleans Criminal Court, and the Judiciary Commission is asked to assess judicial performance in high-crime parishes.
- Court clerks are requested to document continuance requests, and judges are urged to address unnecessary delays.
- The Metropolitan Crime Commission is requested to develop a system to track cases from arrest to conviction.
- Lastly, the Attorney General will lead the investigation, with full cooperation from state agencies.
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