‘They’re still humans:’ Court hearings continue on the lawsuit filed against the state, Angola’s prison labor

Advocacy groups involved in a federal lawsuit over prison labor at Angola held a press conference to discuss dangerous work ...
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Class action granted: Angola prisoners head to trial over slave labor

A US District Court has certified a class action for incarcerated men at Angola Prison who are forced to perform punitive ...
The Lens

Angola Farm Line lawsuit, now class action, proceeds to five-day trial

A former Angola prisoner recounts years of forced field labor under extreme heat as a federal class-action lawsuit challenges ...

Advocacy groups to hold press conference on Angola Prison labor lawsuit

Advocacy groups involved in a federal lawsuit over prison labor at Angola plan a press conference to discuss dangerous work ...
WGNO

Four Angola Prison correctional officers sentenced for beating handcuffed, shackled inmate

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – Four former Angola Prison supervisory correctional officers were sentenced Thursday for assaulting a shackled and handcuffed inmate who was not resisting. The officers, 43 ...
WWNO

Angola prison 'farm line' suit becomes class action

A federal judge said a case challenging conditions on a Louisiana prison work assignment can move forward as a class action, opening the door for the lawsuit to impact thousands of incarcerated people ...

Angola prison's incarcerated dads get to dance with their daughters

Incarcerated fathers and daughters reunite at Angola Prison in Louisiana for a dance that bridges years of separation — hosted by God Behind Bars.
NOLA.com

From hobbycraft sales to sponsorships, it’s a bull market every October at Angola’s prison rodeo (copy)

The gospel music flickers into range around mile 17 on the Tunica Trace, a trail formerly used by the Tunica Native American tribe paved into a 20-mile highway in West Feliciana Parish. As hundreds of ...