New Orleans Jail Mix-Up: 6'4" Man Mistaken for Toilet Escapee

New Orleans inmate Khalil Bryan, 6-foot-4 and charged with home invasion, exited Orleans Parish Justice Center after officials confused his last nameâmonths after 10 men escaped via a bathroom wall. How common are mistaken releases? What happens when a prisoner is 'lost' by paperwork? Sheriff Susan Hutson confessed, âThis should not have happened.â
Unlike the toilet-wall escapees, Bryanâs freedom resulted from a typographical slip, not tunneling; now officials are investigating the surreal swing between digital forms and literal holes in the wall. Can inmates really vanish due to clerical errors? What is the process when jail mistakes occur? Hutson apologized, promising, âWe will get this right.â Meanwhile, the cityâs wanted posters seem to double as invitations to an involuntary improv show.
Of the 10 inmates who previously broke free through a cell toilet hole, nine were recaptured after a monthlong searchâmeaning Orleans Parishâs paperwork nearly outperformed actual concrete walls.