The Advocate

35-year-old inmate stabbed to death at Angola, second inmate in custody

Another inmate, 43-year-old Melvin Lopez, is accused of fatally stabbing Jonathan Robertson. He was booked on a murder count ...

Angola inmate dies after allegedly being stabbed by other inmate, officials say

A 35-year-old inmate at the Louisiana State Penitentiary is dead after allegedly being stabbed by another inmate during a ...

1 charged after fight leads to stabbing death of inmate at Angola

An Angola inmate was charged in connection with the death of another inmate.
KATC

Lafayette Inmate Dies in Angola

Lafayette inmate Harold Brooks died in Angola after an altercation with officers. Sheriff Spillman says a cardiac event is ...
The Advocate

Investigation finds unlawful force not likely a factor in Angola inmate’s death

An inmate who died the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola Saturday afternoon was maced and subdued by officers before ...

37-year-old inmate dies at Angola; sheriff reviewing whether force played a role

Deputies were called to the prison Saturday after 37-year-old Harold Brooks died.

I-TEAM: Use of force investigation opened after Angola inmate death

West Feliciana Parish Sheriff Brian Spillman confirmed to the WAFB I-TEAM that his office is investigating a death at Angola over the weekend and whether use of force played a role.
NOLA.com

From hobbycraft sales to sponsorships, it’s a bull market every October at Angola’s prison rodeo (copy)

The gospel music flickers into range around mile 17 on the Tunica Trace, a trail formerly used by the Tunica Native American tribe paved into a 20-mile highway in West Feliciana Parish. As hundreds of ...