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  1. Melville ferry could be closed

    Monday Nov 23 | The Daily Advertiser

    ... in the past, it has been a problem for a lot of people. I hope they choose not to close it.' The ferry, which serves Angola State Prison and other businesses and homes along the Atchafalaya River, is a tugboat and barge combination that can carry ...

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    Related Topix: Melville, LA, State Prisons, Prison, Krotz Springs, LA

  2. Plans call for closing Melville ferryRead the original story

    Monday Nov 23 | Daily World

    ... has been a problem for a lot of people," Cannatella said. "I hope they chose not to close it." The ferry, that serves Angola State Prison and other businesses and homes along the Atchafalaya River, is a tugboat and barge combination that can carry ...

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    Related Topix: Melville, LA, State Prisons, Prison, Krotz Springs, LA, St. Francisville, LA

  3. Angola Prison Rodeo 2009Read the original story w/Photo

    Monday Nov 16 | The Porter Method

    ... words: Louisiana state prisoners with no training or experience riding wild bulls. Yes folks I'm talking about the Angola Prison Rodeo at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, LA. I had never heard of such a thing until a couple of years ago ...

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    Related Topix: Prison, State Prisons, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Maximum Security, Baton Rouge, LA

  4. Many LA state workers have out-of-state addresses

    Friday Nov 6 | WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

    ... Thomas Bickman is the undersecretary of the Department of Corrections. Records reveal more than 500 employees at Angola State Penitentiary list their home state as Mississippi. "They pull their workforce from the area around Angola and with Angola ...

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    Related Topix: Louisiana Government, Louisiana, Many, LA, Baton Rouge, LA

  5. Ramshur-SumrallRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 1 | Hattiesburg American

    ... the engagement of their daughter, Robin Alana Ramshur, to Jeremy Shane Sumrall, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sherwin Revere of Angola, LA. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edmon Ramshur and Sammy Graham and the late Peggy ...

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    Related Topix: Sumrall, MS, Columbia, MS, Medicine, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Hattiesburg, MS

  6. Police use Craigslist in prostitution stingRead the original story

    Oct 27, 2009 | WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

    ... is the second time this month authorities have used the site to their advantage. Earlier this month, an assistant to Angola Warden Burl Cain was arrested in West Feliciana Parish, after allegedly responding to another prostitution ad on Craigslist. ...

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    Related Topix: Baker, LA

  7. Freeman of Speech: Let Angola inmates grow marijuana, not golf coursesRead the original story

    Oct 26, 2009 | The Daily Reveille

    Perhaps no venue provokes as much fear as "The Farm," except maybe Death Valley. Anyone familiar with the Angola State Penitentiary either has his own stories about the prison or knows someone locked up within its menacing fences. Almost everyone ...

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    Related Topix: Drugs, Prison, New Orleans, LA, Opinion

  8. Prisoners at the Fence

    Oct 26, 2009 | JPG

    "For those who live out their lives there, Angola is the world. Eighteen thousand acres of land elbow out into the brown current of the Mississippi.

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    Related Topix: Tunica, LA, St. Francisville, LA

  9. Undercover sting nets seven with online ad

    Oct 23, 2009 | WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge

    ... arrested when they arrived at a St. Francisville motel on Oct. 8 and offered her money in exchange for sex, he said. Angola Assistant Warden L. Bruce Dodd, 58, of Clinton, was issued a misdemeanor summons for soliciting for prostitution, Daniel ... 3 comments

    Related Topix: Prison, State Prisons, Louisiana State Penitentiary, St. Francisville, LA

  10. Editorial: The arts on campus reflect Loyola's social justice valuesRead the original story

    Oct 1, 2009 | The Maroon

    ... solution to addressing differences on campus. Two plays so far this semester have been examples of this tradition. 'Angola 3,' which was put on last month by the College of Law, focused on the need for prison reform by illustrating the treatment of ...

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    Related Topix: Prison, Opinion

  11. The arts on campus reflect Loyola's social justice values

    Oct 1, 2009 | The Maroon

    ... solution to addressing differences on campus. Two plays so far this semester have been examples of this tradition. 'Angola 3,' which was put on last month by the College of Law, focused on the need for prison reform by illustrating the treatment of ...

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    Related Topix: Prison, Opinion

  12. Panel to study delays in criminal appealsRead the original story w/Photo

    Sep 28, 2009 | The Advocate

    No executions are scheduled at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, where 81 men are on death row. 2 comments

    Related Topix: Prison, State Prisons, Louisiana State Penitentiary, St. Gabriel, LA

  13. Religion briefsRead the original story

    Sep 26, 2009 | The Clarion-Ledger

    ... that she did not believe the two men intended to violate her order against praying at school-sponsored events. ANGOLA, La. - Ruth Graham, daughter of famed evangelist Billy Graham, was unable to speak after a recent visit to Louisiana's death row - ...

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    Related Topix: Pensacola, FL, Prison, Santa Rosa County, FL, State Prisons, Louisiana State Penitentiary

  14. Angola 3' performance gives strong message

    Sep 24, 2009 | The Maroon

    Loyola had the honor of continuing the dialogue surrounding the Angola Three by presenting a play that has been considered by state funded schools as being too controversial.

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    Related Topix: Loyola College, Prison, State Prisons, Louisiana State Penitentiary

  15. Supermax chaplain ensures death with dignity for prisoners

    Sep 24, 2009 | Village Soup

    ... The program is modeled after the highly successful prison hospice program at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, La. On Sept. 2, officials and volunteers from that program traveled to Warren to speak to the people who will be instrumental in ...

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    Related Topix: Prison, Maine State Prison, State Prisons, Louisiana State Penitentiary

  16. Storied evangelist's daughter moved by La. prison visitRead the original story

    Sep 23, 2009 | The Oregonian

    ANGOLA, La. - Ruth Graham, daughter of famed evangelist Billy Graham, was unable to speak after a recent visit to Louisiana's death row-moved by the men she had met and prayed with and their stories of wasted lives and reclaimed faith.

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    Related Topix: Prison, State Prisons, Louisiana State Penitentiary, US Politics, US News

  17. Teaching prisoners the meaning of forgiveness

    Sep 21, 2009 | WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

    A Virginia based minister carried her message to Louisiana this weekend. Ruth Graham, daughter of evangelist Billy Graham, was invited by Angola Warden Burl Cain. 2 comments

    Related Topix: Prison, State Prisons, Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women, Louisiana State Penitentiary

  18. Visit to to Angola moves GrahamRead the original story

    Sep 20, 2009 | Daily World

    ... cells where prisoners sat reading, listening to music or watching television at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. Bobby Hampton, 39, who has been on death row since Sept. 5, 1997, spends his time weaving thread into necklaces and crosses. ...

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    Related Topix: Prison, State Prisons, Louisiana State Penitentiary

  19. Ruth Graham visits Angola State PrisonRead the original story

    Sep 19, 2009 | KSLA-TV Shreveport

    ... was reportedly moved by the men she had met, prayed with and the stories of wasted lives and reclaimed faith inside Angola State Prison. Graham is bringing her ministry to angola through sunday, with a mix of workshops and worship. She spent about ...

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    Related Topix: State Prisons, Prison

  20. Graham moved by prison visitRead the original story

    Sep 19, 2009 | KLFY-TV Lafayette

    ... "Ruth Graham & Friends," her ministry that combines workshops and worship to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola through Sunday. On Friday, Graham, her husband and about a dozen people who will present the workshops, toured the huge prison ...

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    Related Topix: Prison, State Prisons, Louisiana State Penitentiary

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