ST. FRANCISVILLE, La. -- Prison activist Albert Woodfox, the last member of the "Angola Three" inmates held in solitary confinement at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, will have to wait at least ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Robert King plans to be there if and when his friend Albert Woodfox is released from behind bars after more than four decades in solitary confinement. King and Woodfox are the ...

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections confirmed that four inmates captured after escaping from the Orleans Justice Center have been transferred to Louisiana State Penitentiary, ...

Three recaptured Orleans Justice Center inmates have been transported to a state correctional facility and seven escaped inmates remained at large Saturday morning, nearly 24 hours after authorities ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Attorneys representing Angola inmates assigned to prison farm work are once again asking a federal judge to order heat protections before the upcoming summer. The ...

Herman Wallace's 1974 murder conviction was overturned by a federal judge. Herman Wallace at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, where he was confined to solitary confinement for more than 40 ...

During Louisiana’s sweltering summer months, everyone seeks respite from the blistering sun in any way they can. We take precautions to protect our pets, crank up the air conditioning and limit ...