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Daily Mail
20-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
The sleek white trainers fashion people are quietly obsessed with: 'Slip your feet in and it is instant comfort'
If you've been on the hunt for a new pair of trainers to take you stylishly through summer and beyond, then we may have just found the perfect pair from Mallet. One of the brand's most popular styles, the GRFTR Lite from London-based footwear brand Mallet has been a bestseller since its release thanks to its versatile aesthetic, high-quality build and signature Mallet style. In short, this trainer does it all. Mallet GRFTR Lite White Gold The GRFTR Lite, said to deliver 'instant comfort', is one of the brand's best-sellers for very good reason, created with a clean, minimal design and premium detailing for an elevated, everyday look. This latest style combines smooth white leather with elegant gold detailing and Mallet's signature gold heel clip - delivering a crisp silhouette that lifts anything you wear alongside. £195 Shop Blending premium craftsmanship with innovative design at an accessible price point, Mallet's footwear has become a staple for those after a luxury feel without an excessive price tag. Creating styles that look as sleek and elevated as they feel for both women and men, the brand's trainers have been designed to complete any look – whether you're dressing up with tailored trousers or down with jeans. The GRFTR Lite, said to deliver 'instant comfort' by long-time fans, is one of the brand's best-sellers for very good reason, created with a clean, minimal design and premium detailing for an elevated, everyday look. Now available in a full range of men's and women's sizes and colour ways, from black and white to black and gold, the styles are standouts from their sleek design to their premium build. The latest edition, the White & Gold GRFTR Lite, combines smooth white leather with elegant gold detailing and Mallet's signature gold heel clip - delivering a crisp silhouette that lifts anything you wear alongside. But it's not just about looks - the GRFTR Lites are made using Leather Working Group Gold Standard leather, a more sustainable choice that underlines Mallet's commitment to thoughtful craftsmanship. A recycled foam insole offers all-day comfort and support, too, while the lightweight finish makes them even easier to slip on every single day. It's no wonder that shoppers can't get enough of the Mallet GRFTR Lites, raving of their comfortable design and excellent quality. 'As always, slip your feet in and it is instant comfort and your new favourite footwear,' raved one impressed five-star reviewer, 'the quality of these trainers speaks for itself but the comfort is on another level, they fit perfectly and look great with jeans, trousers and shorts.' Another added: 'I'm old school when it comes to trainers. I love a pair of white trainers. These GRFTR tick all the boxes in looks, quality, and size. I love the gold detailing, which elevates the trainer into a different class.' 'I've been wearing mallet shoes for a couple of years now,' a third customer shared. 'I love the designs, fit and overall quality of materials. Recently the quality has stepped up even more, I'm very happy with these trainers.' Explore our top picks from the Mallet GRFTR Lite collection below and find your new staple pair today.
San Francisco Chronicle
19-05-2025
- San Francisco Chronicle
Sheriff says 'defective' locks were a key factor in Louisiana jailbreak by 10 men
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Just days before 10 men broke out of a New Orleans jail, officials with the sheriff's office asked for money to fix faulty locks and cell doors deemed a key factor in the escape. As the manhunt for the remaining seven fugitives stretches into a new week, officials continue to investigate who or what was to blame in a jailbreak that even the escapees labeled as 'easy' — in a message scrawled on a wall above the narrow hole they squeezed through. Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson said she has long raised concerns about the jail's ongoing 'deficiencies," adding that the breakout has 'once again highlighted the critical need for repairs and upgrades' to the ailing infrastructure. But some officials are pointing the blame in security lapses at the person who oversees the control and custody of the inmates, Hutson. Early Friday, 10 men being held at the Orleans Justice Center — many awaiting trials or sentencing for violent charges, including murder — yanked open a cell door, slipped through a hole behind a toilet, scaled a barbed wire fence and fled into the dark. Only three of the men have since been caught. While Hutson said the locks played a key role in the escape, there are other crucial elements that officials have outlined; Indications that the escape may have been an inside job; the hole that officials said may have been formed using power tools; a lack of monitoring of the cell pod; and law enforcement not being aware of the escape until seven hours after the men fled. Attorney General Liz Murrill said on Monday said it's no secret that the jail has been experiencing staffing shortages and maintenance defects for years and that state and local officials, courts and law enforcement are working together to hastily address issues. Four days before the escape, Jeworski 'Jay' Mallet — chief of corrections for the jail — presented a need for a new lock system during the city's Capital Improvement Plan hearing. Mallet said the current system at the jail, which houses around 1,400 people, was built for a 'minimum custody type of inmate." But he classified many at the facility as 'high security' inmates, who are awaiting trials for violent offenses, and require a 'restrictive housing environment that did not exist" at the jail. As a result, the sheriff's office has transferred dozens in custody to more secure locations. In the aftermath of the escape, Murrill said officials are looking to 'harden physical aspects of this prison so that we can be realistic about the population that is being held there.' Mallet said some cell unit doors and locks have been 'manipulated" to the point that they can't even be closed properly. Since becoming sheriff in 2022, Hutson said she has complained about the locks at every turn and advocated for additional funding to make the facility more secure. New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell says that funding for the jail has been 'a priority' and money has been allocated to the sheriff's office for operating expenses and capital improvements. Bianka Brown, the chief financial officer for the sheriff's office, said the current budget 'doesn't support what we need' to ensure critical fixes and upgrades. 'Things are being deprived," Brown said of the jail, which for more than a decade has been subject to federal monitoring and a consent decree intended to improve conditions. The jail, which opened in 2015, replaced another facility that had its own history of escapes and violence. Other's have pointed to Hutson being at fault. 'Rather than take accountability, she's pointed fingers elsewhere,' State Rep. Aimee Adatto Freeman, who represents much of the uptown area of New Orleans, said Monday as she called for the sheriff to step down. 'Blaming funding is a deflection--not an excuse.' Hutson has faced criticism in recent months for continued violence and dysfunction in the lockup. An independent watchdog overseeing the federal consent decree noted in a report last fall that Hutson, after taking office, abandoned a practice of housing certain inmates in a 'high security unit' in the jail. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry recently announced the state is launching an investigation into who is responsible in the escape. He is also asking for an audit of the jail's compliance with basic correctional standards and an inventory of pre-trial detainees or those awaiting sentencing in violent cases at the facility, to consider moving them into state custody. ——
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Yahoo
Sheriff says 'defective' locks were a key factor in Louisiana jailbreak by 10 men
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Just days before 10 men broke out of a New Orleans jail, officials with the sheriff's office asked for money to fix faulty locks and cell doors deemed a key factor in the escape. As the manhunt for the remaining seven fugitives stretches into a new week, officials continue to investigate who or what was to blame in a jailbreak that even the escapees labeled as 'easy' — in a message scrawled on a wall above the narrow hole they squeezed through. Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson said she has long raised concerns about the jail's ongoing 'deficiencies," adding that the breakout has 'once again highlighted the critical need for repairs and upgrades' to the ailing infrastructure. The men yanked open a cell door, slipped through a hole behind a toilet, scaled a barbed wire fence and fled from the jail early Friday, recorded surveillance video showed. Four days earlier, Jeworski 'Jay' Mallet — the Chief of Corrections for the Orleans Justice Center — presented a need for a new lock system during the city's Capital Improvement Plan hearing. Mallet said the current system at the jail, which houses around 1,400 people, was built for a 'minimum custody type of inmate." But he classified many at the jail as 'high security' inmates who are awaiting trials for violent offenses, including charges such as murder, assault and rape. He said many require a 'restrictive housing environment that did not exist" at the jail and, as a result, the sheriff's office has transferred dozens in custody to more secure locations. Mallet went on to say that some of the cell unit doors and locks have been 'manipulated" to the point that not only are they not secure, but some can't even be closed properly. Hutson said the men 'yanked' on a locked cell door 'to pull it off its track.' They then squeezed through a hole behind a toilet, exited a loading dock door before climbing a barbed-wire fence using blankets and running across a nearby interstate in early morning darkness. 'These are the cells that we keep saying we need to replace at great cost in this facility,' Hutson said. Since becoming sheriff in 2022, Hutson said she has complained about the locks at every turn and advocated for additional funding to make the facility more secure. "I wrote a letter to the consent decree judge, to the city council, and everybody else who would listen, and every time I go to budget, I say the exact same thing,' Hutson said. New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said during a news conference on Sunday that funding for the jail has been 'a priority' and that funding has been allocated to the sheriff's office for operating expenses and capital improvements. Bianka Brown, the chief financial officer for the sheriff's office, said the current budget 'doesn't support what we need' to ensure critical fixes and upgrades. 'Things are being deprived," Brown said of the jail, which for more than a decade has been subject to federal monitoring and a consent decree intended to improve conditions. The jail, which opened in 2015, replaced another facility that had its own history of escapes and violence. While Hutson said the locks played a key role in the escape, there are other crucial elements that officials have outlined; Indications that the escape may have been an inside job, with three sheriff's employees now on suspension; the hole that officials said may have been formed using power tools; a lack of monitoring of the cell pod, as the employee tasked with the job had stepped out to grab food; and law enforcement not being aware of the escape until a morning headcount seven hours after the men fled. Other's have pointed to Hutson being at fault. State Rep. Aimee Adatto Freeman, who represents much of uptown New Orleans, called for sheriff to step down on Monday. 'Rather than take accountability, she's pointed fingers elsewhere,' Freeman wrote in a statement. 'Blaming funding is a deflection--not an excuse.' Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry recently announced the state is launching an investigation into who is responsible in the escape. He also directed the state's Department of Corrections to conduct an audit of the jail's compliance with basic correctional standards. 'Now there is no excuse for the escape of these violent offenders,' said Landry, a tough-on-crime Republican. The governor also requested an inventory of pre-trial detainees or those awaiting sentencing in violent cases at the facility, to consider moving them into state custody. Three of the seven inmates still at large late Monday were convicted of or are facing second-degree murder charges, authorities said.
Winnipeg Free Press
19-05-2025
- Winnipeg Free Press
Sheriff says ‘defective' locks were a key factor in Louisiana jailbreak by 10 men
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Just days before 10 men broke out of a New Orleans jail, officials with the sheriff's office asked for money to fix faulty locks and cell doors deemed a key factor in the escape. As the manhunt for the remaining seven fugitives stretches into a new week, officials continue to investigate who or what was to blame in a jailbreak that even the escapees labeled as 'easy' — in a message scrawled on a wall above the narrow hole they squeezed through. Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson said she has long raised concerns about the jail's ongoing 'deficiencies,' adding that the breakout has 'once again highlighted the critical need for repairs and upgrades' to the ailing infrastructure. The men yanked open a cell door, slipped through a hole behind a toilet, scaled a barbed wire fence and fled from the jail early Friday, recorded surveillance video showed. Four days earlier, Jeworski 'Jay' Mallet — the Chief of Corrections for the Orleans Justice Center — presented a need for a new lock system during the city's Capital Improvement Plan hearing. Mallet said the current system at the jail, which houses around 1,400 people, was built for a 'minimum custody type of inmate.' But he classified many at the jail as 'high security' inmates who are awaiting trials for violent offenses, including charges such as murder, assault and rape. He said many require a 'restrictive housing environment that did not exist' at the jail and, as a result, the sheriff's office has transferred dozens in custody to more secure locations. Mallet went on to say that some of the cell unit doors and locks have been 'manipulated' to the point that not only are they not secure, but some can't even be closed properly. Hutson said the men 'yanked' on a locked cell door 'to pull it off its track.' They then squeezed through a hole behind a toilet, exited a loading dock door before climbing a barbed-wire fence using blankets and running across a nearby interstate in early morning darkness. 'These are the cells that we keep saying we need to replace at great cost in this facility,' Hutson said. Since becoming sheriff in 2022, Hutson said she has complained about the locks at every turn and advocated for additional funding to make the facility more secure. 'I wrote a letter to the consent decree judge, to the city council, and everybody else who would listen, and every time I go to budget, I say the exact same thing,' Hutson said. New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said during a news conference on Sunday that funding for the jail has been 'a priority' and that funding has been allocated to the sheriff's office for operating expenses and capital improvements. Bianka Brown, the chief financial officer for the sheriff's office, said the current budget 'doesn't support what we need' to ensure critical fixes and upgrades. 'Things are being deprived,' Brown said of the jail, which for more than a decade has been subject to federal monitoring and a consent decree intended to improve conditions. The jail, which opened in 2015, replaced another facility that had its own history of escapes and violence. While Hutson said the locks played a key role in the escape, there are other crucial elements that officials have outlined; Indications that the escape may have been an inside job, with three sheriff's employees now on suspension; the hole that officials said may have been formed using power tools; a lack of monitoring of the cell pod, as the employee tasked with the job had stepped out to grab food; and law enforcement not being aware of the escape until a morning headcount seven hours after the men fled. Other's have pointed to Hutson being at fault. State Rep. Aimee Adatto Freeman, who represents much of uptown New Orleans, called for sheriff to step down on Monday. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. 'Rather than take accountability, she's pointed fingers elsewhere,' Freeman wrote in a statement. 'Blaming funding is a deflection–not an excuse.' Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry recently announced the state is launching an investigation into who is responsible in the escape. He also directed the state's Department of Corrections to conduct an audit of the jail's compliance with basic correctional standards. 'Now there is no excuse for the escape of these violent offenders,' said Landry, a tough-on-crime Republican. The governor also requested an inventory of pre-trial detainees or those awaiting sentencing in violent cases at the facility, to consider moving them into state custody. Three of the seven inmates still at large late Monday were convicted of or are facing second-degree murder charges, authorities said.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Yahoo
Sheriff says 'defective' locks were a key factor in Louisiana jailbreak by 10 men
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Just days before 10 men broke out of a New Orleans jail, officials with the sheriff's office asked for money to fix faulty locks and cell doors deemed a key factor in the escape. As the manhunt for the remaining seven fugitives stretches into a new week, officials continue to investigate who or what was to blame in a jailbreak that even the escapees labeled as 'easy' — in a message scrawled on a wall above the narrow hole they squeezed through. Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson said she has long raised concerns about the jail's ongoing 'deficiencies," adding that the breakout has 'once again highlighted the critical need for repairs and upgrades' to the ailing infrastructure. The men yanked open a cell door, slipped through a hole behind a toilet, scaled a barbed wire fence and fled from the jail early Friday, recorded surveillance video showed. Four days earlier, Jeworski 'Jay' Mallet — the Chief of Corrections for the Orleans Justice Center — presented a need for a new lock system during the city's Capital Improvement Plan hearing. Mallet said the current system at the jail, which houses around 1,400 people, was built for a 'minimum custody type of inmate." But he classified many at the jail as 'high security' inmates who are awaiting trials for violent offenses, including charges such as murder, assault and rape. He said many require a 'restrictive housing environment that did not exist" at the jail and, as a result, the sheriff's office has transferred dozens in custody to more secure locations. Mallet went on to say that some of the cell unit doors and locks have been 'manipulated" to the point that not only are they not secure, but some can't even be closed properly. Hutson said the men 'yanked' on a locked cell door 'to pull it off its track.' They then squeezed through a hole behind a toilet, exited a loading dock door before climbing a barbed-wire fence using blankets and running across a nearby interstate in early morning darkness. 'These are the cells that we keep saying we need to replace at great cost in this facility,' Hutson said. Since becoming sheriff in 2022, Hutson said she has complained about the locks at every turn and advocated for additional funding to make the facility more secure. "I wrote a letter to the consent decree judge, to the city council, and everybody else who would listen, and every time I go to budget, I say the exact same thing,' Hutson said. New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said during a news conference on Sunday that funding for the jail has been 'a priority' and that funding has been allocated to the sheriff's office for operating expenses and capital improvements. Bianka Brown, the chief financial officer for the sheriff's office, said the current budget 'doesn't support what we need' to ensure critical fixes and upgrades. 'Things are being deprived," Brown said of the jail, which for more than a decade has been subject to federal monitoring and a consent decree intended to improve conditions. The jail, which opened in 2015, replaced another facility that had its own history of escapes and violence. While Hutson said the locks played a key role in the escape, there are other crucial elements that officials have outlined; Indications that the escape may have been an inside job, with three sheriff's employees now on suspension; the hole that officials said may have been formed using power tools; a lack of monitoring of the cell pod, as the employee tasked with the job had stepped out to grab food; and law enforcement not being aware of the escape until a morning headcount seven hours after the men fled. Other's have pointed to Hutson being at fault. State Rep. Aimee Adatto Freeman, who represents much of uptown New Orleans, called for sheriff to step down on Monday. 'Rather than take accountability, she's pointed fingers elsewhere,' Freeman wrote in a statement. 'Blaming funding is a deflection--not an excuse.' Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry recently announced the state is launching an investigation into who is responsible in the escape. He also directed the state's Department of Corrections to conduct an audit of the jail's compliance with basic correctional standards. 'Now there is no excuse for the escape of these violent offenders,' said Landry, a tough-on-crime Republican. The governor also requested an inventory of pre-trial detainees or those awaiting sentencing in violent cases at the facility, to consider moving them into state custody. Three of the seven inmates still at large late Monday were convicted of or are facing second-degree murder charges, authorities said.
