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

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

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

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 ...

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.

In a new memoir called "Jailhouse Lawyer," New Orleans native Calvin Duncan chronicles his remarkable evolution as an ...

Longtime death row prisoner Jimmie Duncan, whose 27-year-old murder conviction was vacated this spring, will soon find out if ...

Nearly three years after parents sued state officials over holding youth at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, Judge Shelly Dick dismissed the class-action lawsuit.

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

Before his NFL career began, Collins credited his mother for setting a strong example throughout his childhood.