The mass escape from the New Orleans jail and the hunt for the inmates
Gone quiet · last story Oct 8, 2025
What this arc covers
The May 2025 escape of 10 inmates from the New Orleans jail: the search and recaptures, and the arrests of a jail employee and others accused of helping them.
Earliest story we hold May 16, 2025 · 12 stories · 68 independent sources (counted once each) · 145 days
Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning
Oct 8– 92025Derrick Groves, last of 10 New Orleans jail escapees, arrested in Atlanta46 articles · 23 independent sources3 left, 10 center, 3 right
Oct 82025Last of the 10 New Orleans jail escapees from May is captured in Georgia, authorities say6 articles · 6 independent sources0 left, 4 center, 0 right
Jun 27– 2820259th escaped New Orleans inmate captured, sheriff’s office says, one last inmate still at large10 articles · 8 independent sources0 left, 4 center, 0 right
Key momentsthe most covered; every story is below
- May 16 – 21, 2025Louisiana State Police captures 4th escaped inmate in NOLA prison break, 6 still at large56 articles · 28 independent sources
- May 16, 2025Authorities say they caught one inmate who escaped from New Orleans jail; 10 others still missing
- May 17, 202510 inmates who escaped New Orleans jail may have had inside help
- May 19, 20257 of 10 New Orleans inmates still at large: What to know
- May 16 – 17, 202510 inmates who escaped New Orleans jail may have had inside help45 articles · 28 independent sources
- May 20 – 27, 20253 more New Orleans inmates captured today, leaving 2 at large60 articles · 31 independent sources
- May 20, 202510 inmates escape New Orleans jail; manhunt and investigation underway
- May 25, 2025Only right-leaning coverage:4 arrested for allegedly aiding escaped inmates in New Orleans
- May 27, 20253 more of the 10 escapees from a New Orleans jail are captured, leaving 2 on the run, officials say
- May 20, 2025New Orleans jail employee arrested, accused of helping mass escape of inmates24 articles · 14 independent sources
- Oct 8 – 9, 2025Derrick Groves, last of 10 New Orleans jail escapees, arrested in Atlanta46 articles · 23 independent sources
Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side
May 12Jun 9Jul 7Aug 11Sep 8Oct 6
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Every week as a table
| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2025 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 55 |
| May 19, 2025 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 92 |
| May 26, 2025 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 75 |
| Jun 23, 2025 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| Oct 6, 2025 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 52 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
22% left · 62% center · 16% right of 68 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 12 stories.
Every storyoldest first
May 2025
May 16– 1710 inmates who escaped New Orleans jail may have had inside help45 articles · 28 independent sources5 left, 12 center, 5 right- May 16– 21Louisiana State Police captures 4th escaped inmate in NOLA prison break, 6 still at large56 articles · 28 independent sources2 left, 17 center, 5 right
- May 20New Orleans jail employee arrested, accused of helping mass escape of inmates24 articles · 14 independent sources1 left, 9 center, 2 right
- May 20– 273 more New Orleans inmates captured today, leaving 2 at large60 articles · 31 independent sources5 left, 13 center, 4 right
- May 21Fifth inmate recaptured and a maintenance worker arrested days after breakout at New Orleans jail6 articles · 6 independent sources1 left, 2 center, 0 right
- May 21– 23Third person charged with helping escaped New Orleans inmates6 articles · 4 independent sources2 left, 2 center, 0 right
- May 26How 13 people allegedly helped New Orleans’ escaped inmates, both before and after the brazen breakout10 articles · 6 independent sources0 left, 3 center, 0 right
- May 27Two escapees from the New Orleans jailbreak remain at large. One has a lot of experience being on the run5 articles · 5 independent sources0 left, 3 center, 0 right
- May 31A growing number of New Orleans fugitives' friends and family arrested for aiding in jail escape10 articles · 10 independent sources2 left, 4 center, 0 right
June 2025
Jun 27– 289th escaped New Orleans inmate captured, sheriff’s office says, one last inmate still at large10 articles · 8 independent sources0 left, 4 center, 0 rightOctober 2025
Oct 8– 9Derrick Groves, last of 10 New Orleans jail escapees, arrested in Atlanta46 articles · 23 independent sources3 left, 10 center, 3 right- Oct 8Last of the 10 New Orleans jail escapees from May is captured in Georgia, authorities say6 articles · 6 independent sources0 left, 4 center, 0 right