As authorities scour New Orleans for escapees from an audacious jailbreak , they are also confronting entrenched mistrust in law enforcement and the criminal justice system .

Nearly a week after 10 inmates yanked open a faulty cell door inside a city jail and moved the toilet to squeeze through a hole, five remain on the lam. The police superintendent has said most of the fugitives were likely still in the city as more than 200 law enforcement personnel work to find them.

Complicating efforts is a history of misconduct and racial bias against Black people by city police, a state police record of excessive force, and a jail system found to violate constitutional rights.

Officials raised concerns that the men are receiving help from the community after two people were

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