St. Gabriel News

Since Warden Burl Cain arrived at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola in 1995, inmate assaults on other inmates and staff have decreased dramatically, nearly 70 percent overall.

IT IS painfully hot and dry in the rodeo arena at Louisiana State Penitentiary, known as Angola, the largest maximum-security prison in America.

Hank Schlau, of Natchez, Miss., worked meticulously to cut away tiny pieces of damp clay from a pendant of St.

Advocate staff photo by HEATHER MCCLELLAND Officials investigate the scene where a body was found burned beyond recognition in the back seat of a burned car Tuesday morning.