Angola

An inmate in the Louisiana State Penitentiary nearly escaped from the facility after allegedly stabbing someone.

A Kaplan man will spend the next 16 years in federal prison in Louisiana for distributing crystal meth, following a sting in south Louisiana.

A group of 13 men, including 9 from Louisiana, is headed to federal prison for their involvement in a massive drug trafficking ring at Angola State Penitentiary.

Did you know Louisiana has one of the most dangerous prisons in the country? We have all the details.

Did you know that Louisiana has the largest maximum security prison in the country?

The most dangerous jail in Louisiana is also the largest maximum-security prison in the country, with a history of abuse, neglect, and violence.

The Office of Juvenile Justice relocated minors from Angola just a day after an appeals court had voted to halt a federal order making the removal mandatory. The OJJ contacted officials in Jackson Parish who just opened a new juvenile justice facility this year. They are already serving youth in local programs and they can provide temporary housing while the new state-run Swanson secure care facility is completed.

You've probably heard about how Angola Prison in Louisiana has been referred to as the 'bloodiest prison in America' or as the 'Alcatraz of the South.' But did you know this random piece of Angola history? A once-famous Evangelist is buried in a handmade coffin made by the inmates of Angola.

Dates for the historic rodeo this year are Oct 3,10,17,24 and 31.

An unidentified inmate housed at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola is dead following a fight over the weekend.

Reports are saying that a corrections officer at the Louisiana State Penitentiary has been booked into jail after attempting to smuggle contraband into Angola. Included in the contraband was a slew of items including cell phones, video games, and tobacco products.

A Louisiana man has been released from Angola State Prison after serving 12 years of what would have been a life sentence for selling marijuana.

The case will be turned over to the FBI and to the local sheriff's office.

The man who pled guilty in the murder of UL student Mickey Shunick reportedly tried to escape from prison.

The ruling reverses a lower court decision that called for a more comfortable death row experience.

The fact that Louisiana has the world’s largest prison farm isn’t all that shocking, but some of our other "biggest" things might surprise you.

A federal judge has ordered prison officials to continue using new measures for controlling dangerous heat levels on death row.

Darrel Vannoy, who has served as acting warden at Angola since December, will stay in the job.

Three death-row inmates sued three years ago over the sweltering conditions in their cells at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.

Prison officials say there are enough heat precautions already being taken for Death Row inmates.