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The Louisiana State Penitentiary Museum Foundation will induct seven people, two posthumously, into the Louisiana Justice Hall of Fame in programs Friday at Angola and Baton Rouge.

Many convicted killers seek solace in the Lord in their final days, and Donald Lee Leger is among them.

After Louisiana reinstated the death penalty in 1975, Jefferson Parish juries sent 28 people to death row at Angola.

The state and the ACLU Foundation of Louisiana have filed an agreement in federal court that will allow a death-row inmate at Angola to practice his Catholic faith.

Texas financier R. Allen Stanford will spend at least one more night in jail, while a federal judge in Houston decides whether he should be released on bond.

Jun 29, 2009 7:56 am US/Eastern 1 of 1 Inmates sit together as they prepare for the start of the Angola Prison Rodeo at the Louisiana State Penitentiary on April 23, 2006, in Angola, La.

A golf course tucked among 18,000 acres in Louisiana's scenic Tunica Hills would seem an ideal vacation getaway if it was not on the grounds of the sprawling Louisiana State Penitentiary.

Ten years ago, the Warden of Louisiana's Angola prison allowed film crews to shoot inside the walls of the nation's largest prison for a full year.

Gerald Barnes' disgusting acts date back to the 1960's, taking place in both Arizona and Louisiana.

The brutal murder of a 19 year-old college student 24 years ago could be coming to an end soon.

"The Art of Caring," an exhibit tracing the stages of life through modern photographs by Annie Leibovitz, Alfred Eisenstaedt, William Wegman and many others, opens Saturday at the New Orleans Museum of Art in City Park.

An Afternoon Focus on Hospice: A panel of representatives from such groups as Louisiana-Mississippi Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and Seasons Grief and Loss Center will share information on support services for terminal illnesses on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Only on Saturday, visitors also can view works by children who have ...

West Feliciana Parish sheriff's deputies assisted Wilkinson County, Miss., authorities Wednesday in apprehending five people wanted in two separate incidents, Sheriff J. Austin Daniel said.

Frank D. Bancroft walked into the West Carroll Parish jail nearly 21 years ago, killed a deputy and then released bothers Frank James Caston and Sonny James Caston.

West Feliciana Parish sheriff's deputies on Wednesday arrested a St. Francisville man accused of molesting two girls, including one who is now an adult.

Channel 4 is one of 36 recipients of a George Foster Peabody Award , announced Wednesday by the University of Georgia's Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Father of former Black Panther, Kenny Zulu Whitmore, currently held in Angola prison tragically dies after house fire Click on image for a larger version The father of Angola prison inmate and former Black Panther Kenny - Zulu' Whitmore has passed away after he suffered fatal injuries when his clothing caught fire from a heater, leaving much of his ...

Every aspect of a prisoner's daily life is put under intense scrutiny and regulation.

The attorney for an Abbeville 16-year-old accused of murder says he must drive 80 miles to see his client in St.

Many Americans were unaware of torture and rape of prisoners by guards until the photos from Abu Ghraib leaked out.