The audacious feat, one of the biggest jailbreaks in Louisiana history, exploited safety issues in the jail that had previously been cited by federal authorities.

NEW ORLEANS — Ten men broke out of a New Orleans jail Friday in an audacious overnight escape by fleeing through a hole behind a toilet and scaling a wall while the lone guard assigned to their cell pod was away getting food, authorities said.

Black people, who make up 56% of the Orleans Parish population, accounted for 88% of the daily population at the Orleans Justice Center last month. And their average stay is more than two months longer than that of White detainees,

According to former FBI supervisory special agent, the 10 violent criminals who escaped from a New Orleans jail last Friday likely had help on the inside.

In a viral Instagram video, Morrell says whistleblowers revealed former employees may still possess working jail keys. The sheriff pushed back.

"Y'all, that's $100,000 on the table, cash. It's not a check," NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said. "That's life-changing."

Lee Taylor, the grandfather of Antoine Massey, told CBS News that he's concerned for his grandson's safety and is pleading for him to turn himself in.