Two years after Gov. Jeff Landry and state lawmakers voted to lengthen dozens of prison sentences for criminal convictions, the governor’s staff says state incarceration expenses are surging.

Eight inmates escaped from the River Bend Detention Center in East Carroll Parish, prompting a statewide manhunt. Louisiana ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A prison seminary program is one of the first priorities for the new head of South Dakota’s state corrections system. South Dakota Department of Corrections Secretary Nick ...

Louisiana acknowledged its problem with failing to release prisoners by their release days years ago. But little has been ...

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

A dramatic drop in paroles reflects 2024 changes that tightened eligibility and eliminated discretionary release for many incarcerated people.

Governor Jeff Landry's "tough on crime" policies have resulted in a 78% drop in parole approvals in Louisiana, with stricter ...

Neither State Police nor the East Carroll Parish Sheriff's Office has given details on what led to the jailbreak.

At least four of the escapees were originally arrested for murder. Neither LSP nor the East Carroll Parish Sheriff's Office ...

An inmate who died the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola Saturday afternoon was maced and subdued by officers before ...

Deputies were called to the prison Saturday after 37-year-old Harold Brooks died.

Attorney General Liz Murrill refused to issue an opinion on whether the state’s cockfighting ban was unconstitutional.