ST. GABRIEL — The Elayn Hunt Correctional Center has ramped up its crackdown on illegal contraband and employee misconduct since a new warden took over and the Department of Corrections held a press conference at the start of the year.
“I do recall at the press conference stating at that time that we are coming for you,” said Seth Smith, Chief of Operations across all state prisons. “Not that there wasn’t an effort before, but I think Warden Day has really doubled down on that effort, and the proof’s in the pudding. We are seeing it.”
Nearly 30,000 people pass through the front gate at the facility each year. Since Jan. 1, staff have searched more than 12,000 cars…