Computer problems from Thursday morning’s cyber attack at the Orleans Parish jail caused temporary halts on the release of defendants who paid court-ordered bonds, a bond agent said, who described breakdowns more significant than “isolated” impacts described by Sheriff Susan Hutson.

“Anyone who’s in jail who's been arrested the last few days — we don’t know anything,” said Amber Dennis with Steve’s Bail Bonds. Her outfit has three clients stuck at the jail who already posted bonds, including two who paid Wednesday — a day before the attack, which came around 4:30 a.m. Thursday.

“They’re not able to release anyone with their system down,” Dennis said. OPSO’s public, online docket search, which gives users access to court orders like bonds, is also down. “They’re unable to locate offenders

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