A former guard at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center has been arrested for allegedly smuggling drugs into the jail.

The 21-year-old Marrero resident was booked with malfeasance in office, possessing contraband in the correctional center and possession of schedule III drugs with the intent to distribute.

The 20-year-old is accused of fatally shooting a 43-year-old father of three who worked at the Jefferson Parish Correctional ...

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating an in-custody suicide that happened Sunday morning at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center. According to Sheriff Joseph Lopinto ...

According to deputies, around 8:40 p.m. on Wednesday, June 11, a male inmate was transported from the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center to a hospital after experiencing a medical emergency.

Sheriff Joseph Lopinto says the inmate was taken from the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center to the hospital on Wednesday after experiencing a medical emergency. On Thursday, around 10:15 a.m ...

JEFFERSON PARISH, La. — An inmate who was being held at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center was hospitalized and has died due to what was reportedly a pre-existing condition.According to ...

Personnel with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office fell for an online scheme that cost the agency more than $1.1 million, ... Separately, a correctional officer at the Jefferson Parish Correctional ...

JEFFERSON PARISH, La. — The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating an in-custody suicide that happened Sunday morning at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center.

According to Sheriff Joseph Lopinto, a man was taken from the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center to an area hospital after having a medical emergency. Skip to content NOWCAST WDSU News at 6am Sunday ...

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office lost more than $1.1 million in an online banking phishing scam. Two JPSO employees were arrested for separate instances of fraud totaling over $210,000.