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The program aims to increase adoption of dogs, helping them move from local animal shelters to permanent homes.

OBERLIN, La. (AP) — Officials in Allen Parish broke ground Thursday on construction of a new parish jail.

The groundbreaking will signal the beginning of construction of the two-story facility, which is expected to be completed in 10-14 months.

Why are we paying tax dollars to educate or entertain criminals at Angola?

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Two escaped murderers in Florida registered as felons at the Orange County jail after authorities say they were mistakenly released from prison based on forged court documents. According to criminal history records, Joseph Jenkins and Charles Walker registered as felons three days after they were freed...

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

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.

Mentally ill inmate does more time for a threatening letter.

A prisoner is dead after apparently hanging himself in his cell. Deputies in Calcasieu Parish say the man had just been booked an hour before they found his body. His name is being withheld until his family is notified.

When I was growing up if you did the crime you did the time. In cases of 1st degree murder or rape that usually meant death.

Former Acadiana High School teacher Stephen McKay Hurst has been ordered to prison for 27 years.

Former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards, a longtime Democrat, says he tells state Democratic leaders that the party needs to move to the center and persuade people that it doesn't advocate socialized government.

State Corrections Secretary  Jimmy LeBlanc sent a memo to wardens at five state prisons, ordering them  to  ready for layoffs.

Some state lawmakers are considering bills to make more non-violent offenders eligible for release from prison.