Jail

A federal appeals court has cleared the way for a lawsuit to proceed against guards and officials at a privately run north Louisiana jail where an inmate died with a fractured skull in 2015.

Louisiana law enforcement officers have ended a three-day peaceful protest by jail inmates who demanded improvements to living conditions, including quicker attention to requests for medical care.

During the fight, inmates jammed and barricaded doors preventing people from entering.

The North Central Louisiana Arts Council presents the 5th film in their Independent Film Series, 16 Bars on February 24th at 7pm online.16 Bars is a music…

A Department of Corrections/Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office joint investigation is underway and charges are pending following an inmate attack on two…

For the second time in a week, a body scanner at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola detected drugs, and helped prevent smuggling into the prison…

A crackdown on contraband at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center has landed a former prison cadet in jail. Tuesday night, Elayn Hunt Correctional Center…

Four Louisiana men say they'll plead guilty to charges that they tried to bribe a Mississippi sheriff with $2,000 in casino chips, seeking lucrative jail…

A team of grief counselors is at David Wade Correctional Center in Homer, Louisiana, following Thursday's prison escape and murder. The Department's…

A former teacher is accused of improper conduct with several high school students. Christian J. Amos, age 25 of Monroe was arrested after an investigation…