BATON ROUGE — The family of Treylin Deville was told their loved one was being brought to a group home in Baton Rouge that could accommodate his mental health needs following his release from prison.

Instead, they say he was dropped off at a bus station and later found lying in the middle of the road, unresponsive, 80 miles away.

Since the Department of Corrections wasn't answering any questions due to the active investigation, the WBRZ Investigative Unit requested any communications among DOC personnel that mentioned Treylin's name or inmate number.

We received about 10 emails.

The first email, dated July 16, is a communication between his social worker and an employee at the Louisiana chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, letting them know that he is coming up for rel

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