The Washington Post found that NOPD "secretly relied" on AI-equipped facial recognition cameras. But the use of such technology contrasts with guidelines in a 2022 city ordinance.

Louisiana State Police, who have yet to find half of the Orleans Parish Prison escapees, announced the arrest of two women on Thursday – one who allegedly gave food to an escapee and another who was suspected to have been “in contact via phone” with one of the former prisoners.

Following records requests from The Post, officials paused the first known, widespread live facial recognition program used by police in the United States.

A fourth man was arrested four days after he and nine other inmates at the New Orleans jail broke free and fled, prompting a citywide manhunt and state-led investigations into the jail's operations and the local criminal justice system.

The massive manhunt for five of the 10 inmates who fled a New Orleans jail stretched into a sixth day on May 21, and the escape's investigation has now yielded three alleged accomplices. Louisiana State Police said Wednesday they have arrested two women,