Kristi Noem recently said she was having conversations with other Republican governors about opening facilities in their ...

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

Louisiana considers using an unused Angola prison wing to detain immigrants, sparking safety and human rights concerns.

Gov. Jeff Landry has declared a state emergency to address what he said is lack of capacity to house violent offenders at ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...