A former prison officer and inmate have both been jailed for having a sexual relationship and smuggling offences.

LAKE PROVIDENCE, La. (AP) — Louisiana authorities said Friday that eight inmates escaped from a rural jail, including some facing murder charges, setting off another manhunt in a state where bold jail ...

The escape comes after 10 inmates escaped last spring from the New Orleans jail, leading to national headlines and a monthslong search. It ended in October with the arrest of the final inmate who ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Nevada taxpayers are going to be on the hook for nearly $1 million after the state Board of Examiners agreed to settle three separate lawsuits filed by inmates. On Tuesday, the ...

Four of the inmates were being held at the River Bend Detention Center in East Carroll Parish on murder charges.

ATLANTA (AP) — Fighting that broke out at a Georgia state prison over the weekend left three inmates dead and injured a corrections officer and 13 more inmates, the Georgia Department of Corrections ...

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

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