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Jail and Corrections
Jails, prisons and the people in them.
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Family sues Baton Rouge sheriff over jail death, says key records still missing a year later
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (745+ words) Officers escort inmates from one wing to another at East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on Wednesday, September 17, 2025. One year after a Rapides Parish man’s family says he died while wrapped in a suicide-prevention smock with his feet and hands shackled,…...
Elayn Hunt correctional officer arrested for alleged second-degree battery of restrained inmate
2+ week, 2+ day ago (123+ words) An Elayn Hunt Correctional Center officer was arrested Tuesday for allegedly committing a second-degree battery against a restrained inmate, said Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi. A water tower from Elayn Hunt Correctional Center hangs above the buildings of the newly…...
5 East Baton Rouge inmates allegedly attacked inmate after forcing their way into his cell
2+ week, 6+ day ago (309+ words) A view of a cell block at East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on Wednesday, September 17, 2025. A group of East Baton Rouge Parish Prison inmates allegedly gained access to a control panel and attacked another man in his cell. Kaleub Parker,…...
Ascension Parish Jail inmate found guilty of manslaughter in death of fellow inmate
2+ week, 6+ day ago (179+ words) An Ascension Parish Jail inmate has been found guilty of manslaughter in connection with a 2025 fight with another inmate who later died from his injuries. A jury found Stacy Leblanc, 57, of Belle Rose, guilty Wednesday in the death of 40-year-old…...
East Baton Rouge inmate allegedly attacked by 5 other inmates, stabbed with his own knife
3+ week, 1+ day ago (279+ words) Seen from a security room, inmates mingle in a day room at East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on Wednesday, September 17, 2025. A man was allegedly attacked by five other inmates in his cell at East Baton Rouge Parish Prison and was…...
Ex-sheriff's deputy avoids jail time in plea over beating, pepper-spraying handcuffed inmate
3+ week, 1+ day ago (534+ words) A view of a cell block at East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on Wednesday, September 17, 2025. A former East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff's deputy will avoid prison time after taking a plea deal related to multiple inmate beatings at the parish…...