Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson sent a campaign fundraising email highlighting security at the Orleans Justice Center three days before 10 inmates escaped from the facility, prompting criticism from a lawmaker who wants her to resign.

State and federal law enforcement officials have captured five of the 10 inmates who escaped from the Orleans Justice Center on May 16. Hutson took accountability for the jailbreak during a New Orleans City Council meeting on Tuesday.

“It is deeply troubling to me as your sheriff, and I know it is equally troubling to you and the public that we are sworn to protect. As your sheriff, I take full accountability for this failure, and it is my responsibility to make sure it is addressed with urgency and transparency,” she told the council.

Three days before 10 inmates escaped from the Orleans Justice Center, Hutson sent a campaign fundraising email that boasted about security improvements at the jail.

The 10 men who escaped from jail in New Orleans. (Fox News)

Freeman’s colleague, Rep. Jason Hughes, also called on Hutson to resign.

Since 2013, the Orleans Justice Center has operated under a federal consent decree. Every six months, federal jail monitors question deputies at the jail, according to FOX 8.

Every time, they wrote reports finding jailers “incapable of describing what an acceptable security check would be like.”

Kendell Myles, Robert Moody, Gary Price, Dkenan Dennis and Corey Boyd have been recaptured by law enforcement, leaving five inmates at large.

This image from CCTV video shows inmates running through the loading dock at the Orleans Parish Justice Center in New Orleans on May 16, 2025. (Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office/Handout via Reuters)

Boyd, the most recent inmate to be recaptured, was in jail on charges of second-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder, aggravated battery and threatening a public official.

The following inmates are still at large:

• Lenton J. Vanburen Jr., 26, faces charges of illegal carrying of weapons, possession of a firearm or weapon by a felon, obstruction of justice and introducing contraband in prison.
• Jermaine Donald, 42, faces charges of second-degree murder, aggravated battery, possession of a firearm or weapon by a felon and obstruction of justice.
• Antoine Massey, 32, faces charges of domestic abuse involving strangulation, theft of a motor vehicle and a parole violation.
• Derrick Groves, 27, faces three counts of attempted second-degree murder, two counts of second-degree murder and battery of a correctional facility employee.
• Leo O. Tate Sr., 31, faces charges of simple burglary of an inhabited dwelling, possession of a firearm or weapon by a felon, illegal carrying of a weapon, motor vehicle theft and multiple drug counts.

Fox News Digital reached out to Hutson for comment.