But for people at the prison commonly referred to as Angola, being sent to the "farm ... is recorded on a sheet next to the line, “gun guard,” official paperwork displayed in court showed.

the prison better known as Angola. It is dark. He sees an armed prison guard, who orders him to bend down and pick a vegetable. He says no. The guard shoots. "I've woken in a cold sweat ...

Angola prison workers make between 2 and 40 cents an hour. They also have a controversial outlet for recreation and to vend their wares at market rate: a rodeo. Incarcerated individuals ...

WEST FELICIANA PARISH, La. (WAFB) - Correctional officers stopped an inmate from escaping from Angola Prison Tuesday morning, July 9. According to the Louisiana Department of Corrections ...