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

The review panel listened to more than an hour of arguments by attorneys from both sides. No decision was made.

Gov. Jeff Landry declared a state emergency to expedite reopening Angola’s Camp J unit to house violent offenders amid ...

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

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 ...

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry declared an emergency to make repairs possible for the Camp J unit at the Louisiana State ...

Men incarcerated within Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola want relief from the prison’s extreme heat and overcrowding.

The Angola Prison Rodeo, where inmates compete in different classic cowboy events, is set for several dates in October.

Derrick Groves is the only escapee who will not face arraignment as he is still on the run. All nine inmates recaptured ...

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 ...