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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Officials with the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office have released an update detailing terminations, suspensions, corrective actions and an official timeline after an inmate was mistakenly released from the Orleans Parish Justice Center on Friday, July 25.

The inmate mistakenly released has been identified as 30-year-old Khalil Bryan, who was booked on both violent and non-violent charges. Officials said he was let out due to human error and inadequate protocol adherence, stemming from Bryan's shared last name with another detainee.

OPSO policy reportedly calls for a deputy to confirm the inmate's identity by checking the wristband and comparing it to the picture on their wristband before escorting the

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