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  • Louisiana's Dept of Corrections reports sixth virus-related death among employees

    January 26, 2021 5:34 AM

    BATON ROUGE - As Louisiana continues to reel under the impact of novel coronavirus, the state's Department of Corrections reports that since December, six of its employees have lost their lives due to COVID-19. The most recent death, reported in January, was that of an employee with Louisiana State... more »
  • Four former Angola Correctional Officers sentenced for beating handcuffed and shackled inmate

    July 6, 2020 10:42 AM

    WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice issued a release Monday (July 6) stating that four former supervisory correctional officers at Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola have been sentenced for their roles in beating an inmate who was handcuffed, shackled and not resisting, and for devising a false cover story to... more »
  • Angola cadet arrested, suspected of smuggling marijuana into prison

    May 14, 2020 6:21 PM

    WEST FELICIANA PARISH - An Angola corrections cadet is facing drug charges after allegedly smuggling Marijuana into the prsion. The Department of Corrections says they found Dexter Champagne , 58, with marijuana inside a drop point within the prison as well as his car. It totaled almost a quarter... more »
  • Inmate at Louisiana State Penitentiary succumbs to COVID-19

    April 20, 2020 9:04 AM

    BATON ROUGE - An inmate diagnosed with novel coronavirus has died, marking the first coronavirus-related fatality of a state inmate, according to Louisiana Department of Corrections. The inmate housed at Louisiana State Penitentiary was 69 years of age and serving a life sentence for first-degree murder. He was imprisoned... more »
  • Two inmates found dead at Angola, review underway

    April 2, 2016 6:33 PM

    ANGOLA – State investigators are currently reviewing the Louisiana State Penitentiary after two inmates were found hanging in their cells Saturday morning. According to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, prison staff found 49-year-old Calvin Craddock hanging in his cell around 5:33 a.m. Saturday. Craddock was serving a... more »

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