An employee at the State Penitentiary at Angola is in jail and facing numerous felonies after she was allegedly caught trying to smuggle in 1.5 pounds of drugs inside the prison.

She was caught following a body scan at the prison's Treatment Center, which revealed she had two cellphones concealed in her ...

Prisoners at Angola must receive special precautions on the 'farm line' in extreme heat above 88 degrees, Judge Brian Jackson ruled. Louisiana increased 'heat alert' thresholds to 91 degrees.

The Angola Prison Rodeo is the only rodeo in the country where incarcerated men compete in bull riding, buck breaking and other controversial, dangerous events. The Gulf States Newsroom’s Drew ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The wildest show in the South returns at the Louisiana’s Angola Prison with spring shows set for April. Rodeo action starts at 2 p.m. on April 26 and 27 ...

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Angola prison workers make between 2 and 40 cents an hour. They also have a controversial outlet for recreation and to vend their wares at market rate: a rodeo.

The fall Angola Prison Rodeo is back at Louisiana State Penitentiary and taking place each Sunday in October. The rodeo events are scheduled for October 6, 13, 20 and 27.

The fall Angola Prison Rodeo is back each Sunday in October, offering the best in prison rodeo excitement.This month's rodeo events are October 6, 13, 20, and 27. Tickets can be purchased now ...

Angola Prison, Louisiana, nicknamed the "Alcatraz of the South." Louisiana has the highest incarceration rate of any state in the U.S. Giles Clarke/Getty Images ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Tickets are now available for purchase for this year’s Angola Prison Rodeo. The Angola Prison Rodeo will be taking place on Saturday, April 20 and Sunday, April 21.