Angola Prison inmates participate in "convict poker," a signature event at the Angola Prison Rodeo. Supervised inmates will ...

MAGA world is yet again trying to market a prison where it will lock up people targeted by the president’s bigoted anti-immigrant crackdown. First, there was “Alligator Alcatraz,” the facility in the ...

ANGOLA, La. — A section of Louisiana’s most notorious prison, the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, has a new name and purpose. The former "Camp J" is now called "Louisiana Lockup," a U.S.

Federal judge Brian A. Jackson certified the prison labor case as a class action in late December. A lawsuit alleges the ...

An Angola prison corrections sergeant has been arrested after a search led to the discovery of three cell phones in her ...

The transfers follow a series of deaths at the prison, which is located south of Baton Rouge. Seven inmates have died unexpectedly at Elayn Hunt since September. Last year, the prison recorded 16 ...

Hondo Rodeo Fest is bringing elite rodeo, stadium rock — and a rare Angola Prison Rodeo competition — to the Superdome in ...

For Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola is “legendary.” “This is a facility that’s notorious,” she said, as she stood beside Gov. Jeff Landry to unveil ...

More than two dozen incarcerated men were invited to participate in the father-daughter dance based on good behavior.

For Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola is “legendary.” “This is a facility that’s notorious,” she said, as she stood beside Gov. Jeff Landry to unveil ...