A former master sergeant at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center was arrested Tuesday, adding to a string of correctional officers taken into custody over alleged misconduct or failures to do their duty at the facility.
Amiya Jones was arrested on a count of malfeasance in office Tuesday by deputies with the Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office.
She had been with the Louisiana Department of Corrections since August 2025, but is no longer an employee following her arrest, according to a release from LDOC…