Louisiana’s state-run youth detention centers have reported significant decreases in assaults, something officials attribute to a new detention facility for particularly at-risk youth and enhanced ...

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections has finalized and implemented ... victim relationship witnesses." The Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola will carry out the executions ...

(KTAL/KMSS) – A dispute that resulted in an inmate’s death is under investigation at a Louisiana state prison, according to the Department of Corrections. DOC Director of Communications Ken ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana state corrections officials are not immune from a lawsuit brought by a pretrial detainee who was placed in a parish prison with convicted violent offenders. He says he was ...

Voters have a chance on March 29 to turn the tide against Gov. Jeff Landry and his legislature’s extensive, expensive plans ...

FILE - Death Row building is seen at the Louisiana State Penitentiary Friday, Sept. 18, 2009, in Angola, La. (AP Photo/Judi Bottoni, File) ...

An influential Louisiana lawmaker will push for minors to be sent to adult prison for a slew of new crimes such as fentanyl ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Darrel Vannoy will serve as warden of the Louisiana State Penitentiary after the current warden, ...

Vehicles enter at the main security gate at the Louisiana State Penitentiary — the Angola Prison, the largest high-security prison in the country in Angola, La., Aug. 5, 2008. Louisiana plans to ...