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The mission of Louisiana State Penitentiary is to provide for the custody, control, care, and treatment of adjudicated people in prison through enforcement of the laws, and management of programs.
The Louisiana State Penitentiary (known as Angola, and nicknamed the "Alcatraz of the South", "The Angola Plantation" and "The Farm") is a maximum-security prison farm in Louisiana operated by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections.
Oct 1, 2022 · Filmed at Angola, the Louisiana State Penitentiary, the project contains 100 interviews with prisoners serving life sentences without parole, and allows the public to watch and listen to the...
Louisiana State Penitentiary, once known as “America’s Bloodiest Prison,” is the largest maximum security prison in the nation. The penitentiary’s storied history of instability and reform serve as a reminder of the progress made within corrections and the possibilities of rehabilitation.
Apr 10, 2023 · Trapped With COVID. Inside the Louisiana State Penitentiary, we faced a new kind of enemy. By John Corley. Illustration by Adam Maida. Source: Getty. April 10, 2023. The first prisoner to die...
Louisiana’s first State penitentiary, called “The Walls,” was located in the present-day downtown of Baton Rouge. Little remains of that first penitentiary: only the Warden’s House is still standing. 1844 Convict Leasing System Begins
Sep 9, 2015 · Sep 09, 2015 | 103 videos. Video by The Atlantic. There are more than 6,000 men currently imprisoned at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola—three-quarters of them are there for life,...
The Louisiana State Penitentiary (known as Angola, and nicknamed the " Alcatraz of the South ", " The Angola Plantation " and " The Farm ") is a maximum-security prison farm in Louisiana operated by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections. It is named "Angola" after the former slave plantation that occupied this territory.
LOUISIANA PRISON MUSEUM & CULTURAL CENTER — Louisiana Prison Museum. Tickets available online at https://bit.ly/2024LJHOF. 17544 Tunica Trace. Angola, LA 70712. (225) 655-2592. HOURS. Mon 8am-4:30pm. Tue 8am-4:30pm. Wed 8am-4:30pm.
Nov 26, 2021 · Nation Nov 26, 2021 4:13 PM EDT. NEW ORLEANS – On a warm October day, 84-year-old Lester Pearson uses a cane to slowly walk out of the Louisiana State Penitentiary as a free man. After 57...
