{
  "id": "2025-05-16-tulane-university-orleans-parish-prison-escape",
  "slug": "tulane-university-orleans-parish-prison-escape-2025-05-16",
  "institution": {
    "name": "Tulane University",
    "shortName": "Tulane",
    "state": "LA",
    "type": "private-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "TU Alerts / TUPD Crime Alerts"
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2025-05-16",
    "type": "other",
    "cleryCategory": "emergency-notification",
    "headline": "Prison escape notice increases campus patrols and urges vigilance on both campuses",
    "headlinePublic": "Prison escape notice increases campus patrols and urges vigilance on both campuses",
    "summary": "Tulane University Police Department issued a [campus crime notice](https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/SafetyNotice_InmatesEscapeOrleansParishPrison_DowntownCampus_051625.pdf) for a other incident on 2025-05-16. The full text is recovered from the official TUPD PDF on the [Crime Alerts archive](https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/crime-alerts).",
    "outcome": "TUPD increased patrols after learning of an early-morning escape of at least eleven inmates from Orleans Parish Prison; notice stressed the inmates were not necessarily near campus.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 0
    },
    "resolution": "under-investigation"
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestampApprox": "TUPD notice dated 2025-05-16 (PDF on Crime Alerts archive)",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Subject: SAFETY NOTICE – UPTOWN CAMPUS AND DOWNTOWN CAMPUS\n\nDate: May 16, 2025\n\nOccurrence Information:\n\nThe Tulane University Police Department has learned that at least eleven inmates escaped from Orleans Parish Prison in the early morning hours today. While it is not likely that the inmates are still in the vicinity of our campus, we want to ensure that you are aware and vigilant of your surroundings. Tulane University Police Department has increased patrols on campus and the surrounding areas.\n\nDate & Time: May 16, 2025 during early morning hours\n\nPlease Remember These Safety Tips:\n\n• Be aware of your surroundings at all times even in areas or places you feel safe.\n\n• Beware of individuals approaching you or your vehicle.\n\n• Always park in a well-lit area. • Be aware of anyone following through badge access entryways on campus. • In case of an emergency, call campus police immediately at 504-865-5911. Save the numbers in your phone contacts for easy access. • If you see something, say something. Report suspicious activity to Campus Police. • Download the Tulane Everbridge App where you can receive TU Alerts directly to the app and you will be able to utilize several safety features. Everbridge App | Emergency Preparedness & Response • Please remember that emergency blue light phones are located throughout campus, and you can use these to alert Campus Police to an emergency. Resources:\n\nTUPD Emergency: 504-865-5911 Non-Emergency: 504-865-5381\n\nNOPD Emergency: 911 Non-Emergency: 504-821-2222\n\nHelpful Numbers Late Night Transportation: 504-314-SAFE Escort: 504-865-5381",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/SafetyNotice_InmatesEscapeOrleansParishPrison_DowntownCampus_051625.pdf",
      "sourceDescription": "TUPD PDF (SafetyNotice_InmatesEscapeOrleansParishPrison_DowntownCampus_051625)",
      "annotations": [
        "Full official Safety Notice / Timely Warning PDF from publicsafety.tulane.edu crime-alerts archive.",
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      ],
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    }
  ],
  "context": "TUPD publishes Clery Act [crime alerts and safety notices as PDFs](https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/crime-alerts) for incidents on and near its Uptown and Downtown campuses. On 2025-05-16, TUPD issued the notice titled in the PDF at [this official file](https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/SafetyNotice_InmatesEscapeOrleansParishPrison_DowntownCampus_051625.pdf). TUPD increased patrols after learning of an early-morning escape of at least eleven inmates from Orleans Parish Prison; notice stressed the inmates were not necessarily near campus. Prior campus-area crime notices in this archive include the [January 2023 Hillary Street armed robberies](https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/SafetyNotice_ArmedRobberies_011523.pdf) and the [April 2024 Hutchinson Building active-threat resolution notice](https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/SafetyNoticeActiveThreatDowntownCampus_041924.pdf).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Verbatim text recovered from official TUPD PDF on the public Crime Alerts archive (234-notice corpus).",
    "Notice is a campus-transmitted Clery timely warning or safety notice (email channel), not a press release."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "TUPD notice PDF (2025-05-16)",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/SafetyNotice_InmatesEscapeOrleansParishPrison_DowntownCampus_051625.pdf",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "Crime Alerts - Tulane Public Safety",
      "url": "https://publicsafety.tulane.edu/crime-alerts",
      "type": "official-archive"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "inmate-escape",
    "safety-notice",
    "downtown",
    "uptown",
    "new-orleans",
    "tulane",
    "louisiana",
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  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-07-20",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-07-20",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}