Louisiana State Penitentiary is the state’s oldest and only maximum security prison and, as such, a much sought after tour for school groups, churches, and criminal justice professionals.

It became known as Angola, and nicknamed the " Alcatraz of the South ", " The Angola Plantation " and " The Farm. Before 1835, state inmates were held in a jail in New Orleans.

Mar 12, 2026 · Learn about Louisiana State Penitentiary - Angola Prison including visitation hours, phone number, sending money and mailing address information.

Jul 21, 2025 · LSP is a State - maximum state correctional facility in Angola, LA, operated by the Louisiana Department of Corrections. Inmates serve sentences ranging from one year to life and …

Apr 19, 2026 · An incarcerated man at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola died on Tuesday after a physical struggle with correctional officers inside a dormitory, according to people inside the...

May 3, 2026 · Angola Prison — Louisiana’s notorious maximum-security penitentiary — is trending across US search engines in 2026 following a wave of inmate deaths, a landmark forced-labor …

Sep 19, 2023 · Men work the fields picking cotton and sugarcane while armed guards on horseback watch over them in the sweltering Louisiana heat. But this is no antebellum plantation — it's the …

Jan 30, 2026 · These are the stories shared by men currently detained at Camp J, a unit that was closed in 2018 due to safety and security concerns, in the notorious Louisiana State Penitentiary (commonly …

Sep 3, 2025 · The prison camp, which officials call “Louisiana Lockup,” will be on the grounds of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, known as Angola.

Aug 1, 2025 · BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Governor Jeff Landry has declared a state of emergency to fast-track urgent repairs at Camp J, a maximum-security unit within the Louisiana State …