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After campaign DMAC founder Tramble demoted to “Pea Farm ” duty

November 16, 2023November 21, 2023 Free PressBreaking News, Community News

Deputy Kenneth Tramble, a long-standing member of the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office and the founder of the Deputies Making A Change Program (DMAC), has been reassigned to the Ouachita Parish Correctional Center, also known as the “Pea Farm.” This move…

Deputy Kenneth Tramble, DMAC founder, OCC, Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office, Pea Farm

DOC inmates want transfers from OCC

November 3, 2021November 4, 2021 Free PressLetter to Editor

Editor’s note: This is a letter from an inmate at Ouachita Parish Correctional Center. Dear Editor; There have been a number of unreported happenings at OCC. There have been a lot of stabbing here at Ouachita Correctional Center, because a…

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