CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss decided to shelve a planned “60 Minutes” story titled “Inside CECOT,” creating an uproar inside CBS, but the report has reached a worldwide audience anyway.

Three inmates — including one who was being held on a murder charge — have escaped from a county jail just east of Atlanta, authorities said.

The broadcaster said Sunday that the segment would be aired at a future date, a move that drew criticism from the ...