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• DOC creates COVID-19 review panel to furlough eligible inmates in Louisiana's jails and prisons

  April 14, 2020 4:03 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. – The Department of Corrections Secretary James Le Blanc announced Tuesday that he is working with local and state law enforcement partners on an additional measure to safely reduce the potential risk of COVID-19 in Louisiana’s prisons and jails. Specifically, the Department of Corrections has... more »

• Woman caught trying to sneak drugs into EBR Parish Prison

  January 18, 2019 11:22 PM

  BATON ROUGE - East Baton Rouge deputies arrested a woman Friday evening, allegedly trying to sneak drugs into the Parish Prison. According to the Sheriff's Office, deputies intercepted a call between an inmate and Brittany Fitzgerald referencing the delivery of drugs. Deputies found Fitzgerald in the parking lot... more »

• Prisoner hides in dumpster, gets stuck in trash truck

  November 27, 2017 8:55 AM

  PHILADELPHIA- Officials say a man trying to flee from a Philadelphia prison halfway house by hiding in a dumpster had to be freed from a trash truck. WCAU-TV reports it took firefighters almost two hours to remove the bags of trash and free the man from the truck's compactor... more »

• After WBRZ tell-all, state making changes to inmate work release program Play Video

  September 5, 2017 1:01 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A week after a WBRZ report where an escaped work release inmate spoke about how easy it was to break free from the state's program, the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections announced it's working to improve oversight and supervision of offenders. In a series... more »

• Former Angola employees charged with felony theft

  October 26, 2016 5:00 PM

  ANGOLA – Two former Angola prison employees were charged with felony theft after deputies say they stole $160,000 from fund meant to benefit employees. The West Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office says 45-year-old Shirley Whittington and 51-year-old Deborah Leonard turned themselves into authorities Wednesday afternoon. Both women were held at... more »

• Johnson waives extradition after mistaken prison release

  October 5, 2015 12:35 PM

  LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - Authorities said an inmate mistakenly released from prison and recaptured in Georgia chose not to fight extradition back to Louisiana. Benjuiel Johnson waived extradition in a hearing Saturday in Gwinnett County. Authorities will now begin the process of moving him back to Louisiana, where he will... more »