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A new rule slashed how much prisons can charge for phone calls. Louisiana is challenging it.
The new rates vary by facility size and type. At the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola—and at all other state ...
Louisiana seeks to resume executions imminently after a 15-year pause
Louisiana will seek to resume carrying out death sentences in the coming months after a 15-year pause, this time using ...
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Young People Say They’re Beaten and Maced at Adult Louisiana Jail
Louisiana moved detained children from the infamous Angola prison to an adult lockup in Jackson Parish. They say the abuse ...
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Louisiana to move forward with nitrogen gas executions, Landry says
Vehicles enter at the main security gate at the Louisiana State Penitentiary — the Angola Prison, the largest high-security ...
Louisiana resumes executions after 15-year pause, approves use of nitrogen gas method
Gov. Jeff Landry announced the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections has implemented protocol to carry out death sentences using nitrogen gas.
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Louisiana resumes executions after 15-year pause, approves use of nitrogen gas method
It also allows for "designated victim relationship witnesses." The Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola will carry out the executions and is responsible for checking all aspects of the system.
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Louisiana schedules back-to-back executions for next month
A federal appellate court this week refused to throw out a ban on housing incarcerated youth at Angola ... hospitalized after he fell at Louisiana State Penitentiary, which his lawyer said ...
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The history of the death penalty in Louisiana: How executions, opinions changed over time
In 1956, the Legislature moved all executions to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, according to the prison's website. But in 1972, a U.S. Supreme Court ruling known as Gregg v.