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Sources: Officials turned blind eye to failures at juvenile jails Play Video
July 19, 2022 3:07 PM
BATON ROUGE- Sources tell the WBRZ Investigative Unit some facilities under the Office of Juvenile Justice's (OJJ) watch are in such disarray, many are unsafe for the juveniles housed there and the adults tasked with watching them. Our sources spoke on condition of anonymity but agreed the Bridge City Center... more » -
OJJ secretary gives shaky explanation about juvenile escapes after canceling interview Play Video
February 28, 2022 5:30 PM
BATON ROUGE - The state is trying to toughen the juvenile jail system after a series of escapes, the agency's director said in an impromptu interview in the parking lot of his office. Deputy Secretary Bill Sommers spoke with WBRZ near his car after the WBRZ Investigative Unit showed... more » -
More details to be released Tuesday about West Baton Rouge deputy arrests Play Video
December 3, 2018 5:46 PM
PORT ALLEN - Details surrounding what led to the arrests of two deputies with possibly more arrests coming will be revealed during a news conference Tuesday at the West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office. On Thursday, the WBRZ Investigative Unit learned two deputies were arrested after an audit found some... more » -
Inmate escapes from WBR jail, gets caught with marijuana Play Video
June 21, 2016 5:29 PM
PORT ALLEN - A West Baton Rouge Parish trustee is locked up in the main part of the jail after investigators said he escaped over the weekend. Investigators said when he got caught, they found two bags of marijuana on him. According to investigators, 37-year-old Haron Link was serving... more »