Louisiana State Penitentiary http://wwno.org en Inmate Found Dead at Angola http://wwno.org/post/inmate-found-dead-angola <p></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Geneva; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;">Autopsy results are pending in the apparent suicide of an inmate at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.</p> Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:40:33 +0000 The Associated Press 30673 at http://wwno.org Tickets on Sale for Angola Rodeo http://wwno.org/post/tickets-sale-angola-rodeo <p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Geneva; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;">Tickets are on sale for the spring rodeo at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.</span></p><p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Geneva; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;">Events are scheduled for April 20-21.</p> Sat, 02 Mar 2013 17:06:19 +0000 The Associated Press 30411 at http://wwno.org Inmate Who Stole Ambulance Called Angola Warden http://wwno.org/post/inmate-who-stole-ambulance-called-angola-warden <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Geneva; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;">Louisiana State Penitentiary Warden Burl Cain says he'd never heard of an inmate breaking out of jail just to seek a transfer to another prison, but that's what a New Orleans offender serving time for armed robbery attempted early Friday.</p> Sun, 30 Dec 2012 04:20:05 +0000 The Associated Press 25978 at http://wwno.org Group petitions for access to Angola records http://wwno.org/post/group-petitions-access-angola-records <p style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, Geneva; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px; ">A New Orleans nonprofit organization wants a federal court order that would require officials of the Louisiana State Penitentiary to grant center attorneys and a medical specialist access to death-row inmates and records at Angola.</p> Tue, 21 Aug 2012 18:44:52 +0000 The Associated Press 18249 at http://wwno.org