Why a former Louisiana sheriff wants to boost prisoner’s pay – at the expense of sheriffs

David Ramkhalawan , a member of the St. Tammany Sheriff's Office work-release program, cleans debris Tuesday, September 18, 2001, from a lagoon surrounding an island at the K-Bar-B Youth Ranch east of Lacombe in preparation for Gourmet Gala, a fund-raiser being held today at the ranch. . "I don't think that was what was intended when [the prisoner job program] was set up.