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  • NAKAMOTO: Settlement reached in fight over death row clemency requests, lawsuits to be dismissed Play Video

    October 2, 2023 5:50 PM

    UPDATE: The WBRZ Investigative Unit learned Tuesday that District Attorneys and the Attorney General have reached an agreement with the Board of Pardons. Tuesday, Judge Don Johnson dismissed multiple lawsuits tied to the death row clemency hearings at their request. Lawyers representing the inmates said they would appeal. ... more »
  • State prisons suspending visitations and volunteering amid new COVID surge

    July 27, 2021 4:49 PM

    BATON ROUGE - State-run prisons have put a stop to visitations and volunteering due to a startling increase in new coronavirus cases across the state. The Department of Corrections said Tuesday that the new policy is effective immediately in Louisiana's eight state-run prisons until Aug. 16. A spokesperson... more »
  • Revealing audit describes how Louisiana's prisons responded to pandemic

    June 28, 2021 10:12 AM

    BATON ROUGE - According to the Louisiana Legislative Auditor's office, a recent analysis of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections revealed that while the DOC performed well in relation to certain areas of pandemic-safety, administrative challenges and a failure to collect much-needed COVID-related information proved to be problematic.... more »
  • Sheriff: A dozen inmates test positive for COVID-19 at Livingston Parish jail

    December 8, 2020 5:44 PM

    LIVINGSTON - A dozen inmates are currently quarantined at the Livingston Parish jail after testing positive for the coronavirus, Sheriff Jason Ard confirmed. According to the sheriff's office, those 12 inmates have been placed in quarantine as of Tuesday afternoon. The sheriff emphasized that those inmates are being held... more »
  • Governor and district attorneys at odds over calculating reoffense rates for criminals Play Video

    August 2, 2018 6:53 PM

    BATON ROUGE- Governor John Bel Edwards and the Department of Corrections are firing back against district attorneys who claim one in four prisoners released early last November have re-offended. The Department of Corrections said it looks at whether an offender has been convicted of the offense they were re-arrested for... more »
  • Second Angola employee arrested for drug smuggling in less than a month

    May 27, 2017 4:13 PM

    BATON ROUGE - An employee at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola was arrested after she attempted to smuggle drugs and other contraband into the prison. According to the Louisiana Department of Corrections, investigators arrested 26-year-old Kaelyn Franklin, of Baton Rouge, after drugs were found on her person during... more »
  • Six hurt in crash involving prisoner transport bus

    March 27, 2017 2:59 PM

    BATON ROUGE - Several people were taken to the hospital after a crash involving a Department of Corrections prisoner transport bus Monday. The crash occurred around 1:30 p.m. on Highway 61 at New Rafe Mayer Road. Sources say six people were transported from the scene with minor injuries. ... more »
  • Two escaped Tangipahoa inmates captured

    February 19, 2017 8:22 PM

    AMITE - Two inmates that escaped the Tangipahoa Parish Jail Sunday afternoon have been captured after a 12-hour manhunt, according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office. According to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office, Christopher Woolridge, 23, and Daeshawn Woolridge, 20, were apprehended in a wooded area late Sunday night.... more »
  • Two Angola cellmates captured after escaping

    September 22, 2013 4:23 PM

    ANGOLA - Two Angola cellmates have been captured after attempting a daring plan to escape from jail. While in the prison yard this morning, the two inmates broke through the bottom of one gate and climbed over another before taking off into a wooded area. The Angola Chase... more »
  • Escaped inmates are now in custody

    September 22, 2013 11:21 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Two inmates are on the run after escaping from Angola State Prison. State police and the West Feliciana Sheriff's Office are currently in hot pursuit. According to the a prison official, the police have them surrounded. Both of the inmates are serving life sentences, one... more »
  • Two Angola inmates have escaped, police in hot pursuit

    September 22, 2013 10:53 AM

    BATON ROUGE - Two inmates are on the run after escaping from Angola State Prison. State police and the West Feliciana Sheriff's Office are currently in hot pursuit. According to the a prison official, the police have them surrounded. Both of the inmates are serving life sentences, one... more »

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