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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

After attempting an appeal to Chief Judge Shelly Dick’s order to release 15 boys incarcerated at Louisiana State Penitentiary, the state moved the youth to the Jackson Parish Jail—a detention ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — A federal judge on Friday ordered that incarcerated youths be removed from a temporary lockup at a former death row building in Louisiana’s adult maximum-security prison by ...

Louisiana officials have removed all of the teens incarcerated at a controversial lockup at the state penitentiary at Angola and relocated them to a new facility in Jackson Parish, officials ...

Incarcerated youth from across the state deemed the most troubled and aggressive could be moved to a building on the grounds of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, one of the country’s ...