Work-release participants say the program near Smyrna and Georgetown isn't working as promised. Gov. Matt Meyer said he personally ensured that it does.

Wilmington resident Matthew Levitski has been in and out of prison for the past 20 years. The 42-year-old has a job and renewed hope for the future, he said, thanks to the work-release program at the ...

Federal prosecutors filed criminal charges Wednesday against two former St Tammany Parish Sheriff’s deputies closely associated with a private company that ran a work release program for former ...