Friday night television viewers got an inside look at life in Angola when Dateline aired NBC Anchor Lester Holt’s two-night stay at the maximum-security facility.
It's summertime in Louisiana. We all know that brings along sweltering heat and higher electricity bills. If U.S. District Judge Brian Jackson has his way, Angola prison's power bills will be increasing as well.
The run for Louisiana Governor is technically off and running. One man who's name has been mentioned on several occasions in the run for the state's top job is Louisiana State Penitentiary Warden Burl Cain.
A Federal Judge in Louisiana has ruled that Angola's death row gets too hot during the Summer. The fact that the prisoners aren't cool enough is considered cruel and unusual punishment.