July’s edition of BLK’s Bestsellers List from the African American Literature Book Club arrives just in time for readers looking to refresh their summer reading list. The four categories feature a ...

Some rose to fame on the field, on screen, or in the recording booth '€” but their crimes ultimately landed them behind bars ...

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections confirmed to TMZ that the rapper, born Michael Tyler, now resides at Angola. Because of his fame, officials placed the Grammy nominee in ...

Michael Lawrence Tyler, better known by his stage name Mystikal, 55, will serve his 20-year sentence at Angola after being ...

Shia LaBeouf took selfies with fans at the El Paso airport over the weekend. Here's a possible reason why the actor keeps ...

The Trump administration plans to open a 528-bed holding center for migrant families and unaccompanied children awaiting ...

“The Midnight Special” offers an unconventional cultural history with profiles of five artists influenced by the carceral system. By Dwight Garner When you purchase an independently reviewed book ...

An inmate at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola died on Thursday, the state Department of Public Safety and Corrections reports. The inmate has been identified as Ronald Williams, 57, the ...

Although prisoners face dangerously harsh conditions while working the “farm line” at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola — including laboring outdoors in extreme heat — a federal judge ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A federal judge decided that the Louisiana State Penitentiary, known as Angola, violated the rights of incarcerated workers. This was due to the dangerous heat in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A federal judge decided that the Louisiana State Penitentiary, known as Angola, violated the ...