To the cheers of supporters steps away from the New Orleans jail on Oct. 19, 60 bicyclists began a three-day ride to Louisiana State Penitentiary, port of call for an annual trek to benefit a program ...

Following investigations into misconduct at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, four officers were arrested and resigned, and two have been administratively sanctioned since Saturday, said ...

LUANDA, Angola (AP) — Joe Biden on Tuesday used the first visit to Angola by a U.S. president to promote billions of dollars of investments in the sub-Saharan African nation and speak at a slavery ...

Prisoners at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola receive quality health care, the state corrections department’s medical director said Thursday in response to a lawsuit that described the service ...

NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge visited the Louisiana State Penitentiary Thursday to inspect a former death row building where juvenile detainees are being held in conditions that civil rights advocates ...

WEST FELICIANA PARISH, La. — BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — With the latest COVID-19 surge ebbing, the Louisiana State Penitentiary has created a one-day arts and crafts fair to partly make up for the ...

Update: Two days after this statement, the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections released a statement saying accusations about a hunger strike, inadequate health care and a lack of ...

Richard H. Geitner, longtime owner of Angola’s historic movie theater and a pilot during World War II, died Jan. 14. He was 92. Mr. Geitner was born in Silver Creek. He attained the rank of first ...