Gov. Jeff Landry has declared a state emergency to address what he said is lack of capacity to house violent offenders at ...

The order would help the prison reopen notorious 'Camp J,' once one of the most restrictive segments of Angola.

The review panel listened to more than an hour of arguments by attorneys from both sides. No decision was made.

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John Brady Balfa is serving a sentence of life imprisonment at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, having been convicted of ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Governor Jeff Landry has declared a state of emergency to fast-track urgent repairs at Camp J, a ...

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry declared an emergency to make repairs possible for the Camp J unit at the Louisiana State ...

Men incarcerated within Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola want relief from the prison’s extreme heat and overcrowding.

The executive order, effective from July 25 through Aug. 23, suspends procurement and bidding rules to allow swift repairs to ...

A 20-foot-tall guard tower from the Louisiana State Penitentiary, better known as Angola, is joining the collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington.

A 20-foot-tall guard tower from the Louisiana State Penitentiary, better known as Angola, is joining the collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington.