Louisiana State Penitentiary

Brutality and humanity at the Angola Prison Rodeo in Louisiana

While the event has been criticized for its controversial and dangerous events, it also offers a chance for participants to connect to the outside world.

Attorneys, advocates make last-minute bid to stop Louisiana’s execution of Jessie Hoffman

Hoffman’s execution is set for Tuesday after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a federal judge’s decision to block it earlier this month.

Challenges to forced prison labor gain steam, have resonance in the Gulf South

A lawsuit objecting to conditions on the Louisiana State Penitentiary's "farm line" is among at least three legal challenges percolating in the Gulf South.