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The package, left by two women at the Sheriff's office for working inmates, contained a lot of drugs.

So apparently the ACL is more concerned about the well being of murderers, child molesters and spousal abusers than the County's hard working, tax paying residents.

In 2016, 70 of the more than 5,000 work release participants escaped.

Deputies at the parish jail collect names, addresses, and Christmas wish lists from inmates’ for their children.

Sheriff Sid Gautreaux said Rideau was fired Aug. 29 following an internal investigation.

DEQUINCY, La. (AP) — In less than a week, the inmate population at Phelps Correctional Center in DeQuincy has been cut by half. The American Press reports another 229 inmates were moved to the LouisianaState Penitentiary at Angola on Wednesday, leaving Phelps' population at 386...

The removal of some inmates from DeQuincy's Phelps Correctional Center has begun.

Investigators are still working to figure out how they did it.

These days everyone is on Facebook. And when we say everyone, we mean EVERYONE. According to KATC's Erin Steuber, two Lafayette Parish inmates have been secretly active on social media for close to a month. This crazy story only gets wilder when you see their pictures taken from inside the cell, and read the statuses they posted while serving time.   ...

A program that allows Fathers in prison to show their love for their children.

Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes are working ahead of schedule to make sure that there is enough space for Mardi Gras season.  Both Thibodaux and Houma draw a huge crowd for their parades which will be getting underway in just a few weeks.

Five inmates were mistakenly released from the Caddo Parish jail after federal prosecutors took over the drug case against them, and four of them remained on the loose Thursday night. They're among 13 people arrested Nov. 15 and booked on state drug charges.

State corrections officials are considering a telephone access program to curtail unauthorized cellphone use in state prisons.

Three inmates in Iberia Parish have added more time to their stay after they took their jailer hostage early Saturday morning, sparking a standoff with police.

Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Lt. Craig Stansbury spoke with Bernadette Lee and Ken Romero on The Morning Report about how inmates are assigend to duties outside the jail, and navigating the issue of deadly force.