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Even after the recent expansion of the Hays County Jail, inmates are still outsourced to other counties due to overcrowding. It is an issue that has been ongoing for years, and Hays County has been working to reduce those numbers, as well as the associated expenditures that go with it. There is a relatively new department dedicated to doing just that. The Hays County
Joseph Prejean said bribes were "demanded" in order to be a vendor for the Lafayette District Attorney's Pretrial Diversion program.
The owner of several Acadiana businesses is accused of paying bribes to a Lafayette man who already has pleaded guilty; in this case the aim was to snag LDWF contracts.
The owner of a contractor involved in the Lafayette DA's pretrial diversion program has been formally charged in federal court, records show.
On Tuesday, the Troup County Solicitors Office donated much-needed supplies to local nonprofits through its Pretrial Diversion Program.