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| State agency conducts surprise inspection at controversial work release facility |
| By wwltv.com- Katie Moore |
| Published: 02/24/2014 |
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COVINGTON, La. -- The Louisiana Department of Corrections conducted an early-morning surprise inspection at a Covington work release center that has been the subject of a series of investigative reports by WWL-TV and the New Orleans Advocate. North Shore Workforce Director Lester Mitchell confirmed that about 40 Department of Corrections and Probation and Parole officers went into the facility at 6:30 a.m. Sunday. Mitchell released few details about how the raid was conducted, but said 19 inmates were sent back to secure custody at the St. Tammany Parish Jail as a result of violations discovered in the raid. Mitchell said most of the violations were the result of positive drug tests. He also confirmed that it is one of the largest number of inmates pulled from the program for violating Department of Corrections regulations, however Mitchell also said inspections like the one conducted Sunday morning are not unusual. Read More. |
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