The Angola Prison Rodeo, where inmates compete in different classic cowboy events, is set for several dates in October.

Chief Judge Shelly Dick dismissed the lawsuit in early July, nearly three years after parents moved to stop the state's plans ...

While serving a life sentence for a murder he was eventually exonerated of committing, Calvin Duncan studied law and helped ...

News about Louisiana State Penitentiary. Commentary and archival information about Louisiana State Penitentiary from The New York Times.

Six weeks on the lam ended Friday afternoon for New Orleans jail escapee Antoine Massey, whose arrest in Hollygrove leaves only convicted double murderer Derrick Groves still free from the ...

Louisiana’s oldest death row inmate dies 3 weeks before he was to be state’s first execution in 15 years - “Give me a little time,” Christopher Sepulvado’s ex, who also served time for ...

Following a tense three-day hearing, Judge Alvin Sharp says he needs more time to decide whether to free Jimmie Duncan ...