LPSO Community Corrections Programs : Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office

Deputy Honored as ACA Corrections Officer
Congratulations to Deputy Olugbenga Shomade, he is following the footsteps of his Work Release co-workers and supervisors and setting a trend in the process.

In May, Deputy Shomade passed the ACA Corrections Officer Exam. With this accomplishment, Shomade became the first driver to obtain this status and the fourth Work Release employee to receive ACA certification.

Citizen Praises Sheriff's Innovative Programs

Dear Sheriff Neustrom:

Just so you know that I do write complimentary letters in addition to those that criticize, please accept my praise for some of your innovative programs that have been recently highlighted in the media. The programs I speak of are the direct supervision of prisoners approach; the off-site telecommunication visitation for families of prisoners; the call program for the elderly; and the day reporting programs for some offenders. All of these programs show your very humanistic approach to corrections and the general human condition. You are a different kind of sheriff from the standard old Louisiana model, and it has taken some adjustment by the jaded downtown crowd (myself included) to see the wisdom of your ways. Anyway, thank you for your innovative programs, and I am always available with an opinion. I don't lack opinions.

With kind regards, I remain Very truly yours, Albert M. Karre', Jr.

Community Corrections

The Corrections Division does more than simply keep inmates behind locked doors and gates. According to several national studies 69% of individuals leaving jail and prisons will be re-incarcerated within three years. The Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office has developed several prevention and diversion programs to minimize the possibility of individuals coming into or returning to the criminal justice system.

15th Judicial District Court Resource Directory: A resource directory providing detailed organizational information on service agencies throughout Acadiana, such as, The 15th JDC Drug Court, Acadiana C.A.R.E.S, and Indigent Defender's office just to name a few.

Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office Tracking Offender Program: The STOP program was designed for early identification of offenders' individual needs and placement of those in appropriate programming as a means of monitoring the offenders' progress, or lack thereof following a STOP referral.

Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office Work Release Program: The Work Release program was established to increase long term community protection by returning inmates to society as productive citizens with employment, cash savings, and skills to maintain a responsible lifestyle.

Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office Home Monitoring Program: The Home Monitoring program was established to allow an offender to contribute to the community and keep appropriate ties with society and his/her family members.

Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office Day Reporting Center: The DRC delivers relevant programming to offenders by promoting continued abstinence from substance abuse, swift intervention for noncompliance, and aid in obtaining life-long skills.

Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office Juvenile Day Reporting Center: The mission of the JDRC is to provide a safe, structured alternative school and day program which serves expelled and out-of-school youth who need intensive behavioral modifications in order to succeed in a traditional school environment.

Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office Leadership and Resiliency Program: The LRP is a school-based and community-based program for high school students that works to enchance youth's internal strength's while preventing involvement in substance use and violence.

Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office LAPCORR Industries: Lafayette Parish Correctional Industries (LAPCORR) is a jail industry program were inmates manufacture and deliver a quality product to government and non-profit organizations while providing a solid work ethic.