Landry issued the executive order due to the lack of beds for violent offenders who need to be housed in the highest security ...

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

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

A three-member panel of Louisiana’s parole board granted medical release Wednesday to a quadriplegic prisoner who is ...

The Trump administration is reportedly in talks with Louisiana officials to send immigrant detainees to the Louisiana State ...

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

Angola Prison could soon be part of the Trump administration's massive immigration enforcement system. Why it matters: The ...

The president has also called for the original Alcatraz—the famed island prison that was turned into a top tourist attraction ...

Vehicles enter at the main security gate at the Louisiana State Penitentiary — the Angola Prison, the largest high-security prison in the country in Angola, La., Aug. 5, 2008.

A guard on horseback leads a Louisiana State Penitentiary work crew to the fields at Angola on Nov. 21, 2014. A new set of suggestions to change Louisiana's prison and sentencing laws could save ...

Parish President Kenny Havard said he's glad interest in the facility has spurred the state government to begin repairs at ...

SHREVEPORT, La- A Shreveport advocate is speaking out on a lawsuit calling for changes at Louisiana State Penitentiary at ...