Fatal chase raises concerns about St. Landry ‘Second Chance’ program

Fatal chase raises concerns about St. Landry ‘Second Chance’ program

A multi-day chain of events that began with an escape from a transport vehicle ended in the death of a St. Landry Parish inmate, raising questions about a local rehabilitation program intended for nonviolent offenders.Authorities say 34-year-old Michael Vavasseur was enrolled in a behavioral health treatment facility in Baton Rouge as a condition of his bond through the parishs Second Chance Program," designed to help nonviolent offenders receiv…