About 60% of Lincoln Parish Detention Center inmates have refused the COVID-19 vaccine, while only four have tested positive for the respiratory virus, Warden Jim Tuten told members of the jail’s g
Since the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic in March of 2020, the amount of people being arrested and brought to the Lincoln Parish Detention Center has gone down drastically, Warden Jim Tuten said.
Bottle clubs, bridge replacements and the parking lot at the detention center are among the topics on a fairly brief agenda for the Lincoln Parish Police Jury tonight.
As Lincoln Parish Detention Center Warden Jim Tuten updated the jail commission Thursday about the prison’s continued crowding problems, changes in crime charge trends, building expansion process,
Even as the state of Louisiana continues to loosen its coronavirus mitigation measures, the Lincoln Parish Detention Center has not relaxed its strict protocols to protect inmates and staff, Warden Jim Tuten told members of the prison’s governing commission Wednesday.
The Lincoln Parish Detention Center Commission passed a $4.1 million amended 2019 budget and a $7.8 million 2020 budget for the prison at its Tuesday morning meeting. The difference in