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• Louisiana DOC remembers first Black warden on his passing

  August 4, 2023 12:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The first Black warden in the Louisiana Department of Corrections system has died. The DOC on Friday announced the passing of Johnnie Jones, who retired in 2006 after more than 30 years with the agency. In 2018, Jones received his Ph.D. from LSU at the... more »

• Angola employee with history of problems under investigation again Play Video

  April 15, 2020 5:41 PM

  ANGOLA- A former assistant warden at Angola, who is now a lieutenant there, is under investigation according to the Department of Corrections. Details on what the investigation involves were not provided by the department. However, multiple sources tell WBRZ that Barrett Boeker got into hot water for spraying an... more »

• New Angola warden named to replace Burl Cain

  July 13, 2016 11:50 AM

  BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections announced its new warden for the State Penitentiary at Angola. Darrel S. Vannoy was chosen to serve as the new warden and has been a part of the Department of Corrections since 1975. He first served as a Corrections... more »

• Joint state investigation launched into Angola allegations Play Video

  December 18, 2015 12:58 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Multiple state authorities said Friday they were launching a joint investigation into allegations of wrongdoing at Angola state penitentiary. Representatives with Louisiana State Police, the state Inspector General's Office and the Department of Corrections said they were looking further into "rumors" about Angola operations, but would... more »

• Transition plans for Angola, Dixon wardens announced

  December 10, 2015 3:56 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The state Department of Corrections announced transition plans for the leaders at Louisiana's prisons after Angola warden Burl Cain said he will retire at the end of this year. Cain made the announcement Wednesday, after investigations began into real estate deals between Cain and family members... more »

• Longtime Angola warden Burl Cain to retire Play Video

  December 9, 2015 6:13 PM

  ANGOLA - Burl Cain, the warden of Angola State Penitentiary for two decades, will resign at the end of this year. The warden made the announcement Wednesday evening that he will step down effective Jan. 1, 2016, according to a spokesperson with Governor Bobby Jindal's office. “Warden Burl... more »