May 19 (UPI) -- The search for seven prisoners who escaped from a jail in New Orleans entered its fourth day Monday as Louisiana authorities have expanded the search to other states.
More than 200 officers with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies are participating in the manhunt after 10 men escaped Friday morning from the Orleans Parish jail. Authorities in Texas, Mississippi, Arkansas, Georgia, Oklahoma and Tennessee have been alerted, CNN reported.
Three other inmates were captured late Friday.
How the escape happened
On Monday, Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams said a series of "breakdowns" contributed to the escape. The Orleans Justice Center went into its usual lockdown at 10:30 p.m. Thursday night. During a corrections monitoring technician's absence, several inmates started yanking on the door of Cell Delta 1006 around midnight.
