This week, authorities have also arrested three guards and a prison nurse, but haven't said if they are connected to the ...

Three inmates are suspected to be involved in the homicide of Wilbert Lucero, who was serving a life sentence for attempted ...

It was almost a week after a crippling ice storm shattered trees, trapped people in their homes and left nearly everyone in ...

Several inmates who escaped from a Louisiana prison have connections to East Baton Rouge Parish, including suspects in ...

Destin Brogan, Kolin Looney, Krisean Salinas, Kevin Slaughter, Trenton Taplin, Koplelon Vicknair are among inmates who fled ...

Louisiana Department of Corrections officials addressed ongoing smuggling problems at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center.

Two years after Gov. Jeff Landry and state lawmakers voted to lengthen dozens of prison sentences for criminal convictions, ...

Three inmates have died at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in St. Gabriel since Sunday, Jan. 25, with two inmates dying on Jan. 25 and a third on Jan. 27.

Advocacy groups involved in a federal lawsuit over prison labor at Angola held a press conference to discuss dangerous work ...

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry’s tough-on-crime laws are driving an $82 million surge in prison spending, as longer sentences increase incarceration and health care costs.

Eight inmates escaped from the River Bend Detention Center in East Carroll Parish, prompting a statewide manhunt. Louisiana State Police reported all eight escapees have been recaptured.

Louisiana authorities say they have captured all eight inmates who escaped from a jail. The inmates were reported missing from Riverbend Detention Center in Lake Providence around 1:20 a.m.