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Respondent, the Warden of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, argues that the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) limits the powers of federal courts to overturn state criminal proceedings. [read post]
25 May 2010, 4:56 am by Gritsforbreakfast
Dan Patrick, R-Houston, a member of the committee, said they think that the rehabilitation project that has worked well at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola could be just as successful in Texas. [read post]
21 May 2023, 3:05 am by SHG
For 28 years, Calvin Duncan was incarcerated at the Louisiana State Penitentiary. [read post]
30 May 2012, 5:45 pm by ebcarpenter
Arabie is also, in the opinion of Warden Burl Cain and many others, perhaps the most rehabilitated man in the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola – a model inmate who has turned his life around, learned a trade and prepared himself about as well as one can for life as a free man. [read post]
14 Sep 2009, 1:19 pm
He only asked them for a date -- the day the state would put him to death. [read post]
13 Jul 2015, 9:30 pm by Dan Ernst
Slaves of the State presents a stunning counterhistory to this linear narrative of racial, social, and legal progress in America.Dennis Childs argues that the incarceration of black people and other historically repressed groups in chain gangs, peon camps, prison plantations, and penitentiaries represents a ghostly perpetuation of chattel slavery. [read post]
9 Dec 2006, 7:51 pm
Sam Brownback spent Friday night in the Louisiana State Penitentiary to promote faith-based programs n prisons. [read post]
3 Aug 2008, 8:29 am
" department, here's a story of prison guard corruption I didn't read in the Texas papers, via Drug War Chronicle:In Lake Charles, Louisiana, a Texas prison guard was arrested Monday night after Louisiana state troopers found 1.2 pounds of cocaine in her vehicle during a drug dog search after a traffic stop. [read post]
30 May 2024, 7:57 am by Jocelyn Buckely
Marcus Kondkar, Sophie co-founded The Visiting Room Project, a narrative-based film experience featuring over 100 interviews with individuals serving life without the possibility of parole at the Louisiana State Penitentiary. [read post]
25 Sep 2015, 12:00 pm
We’re likely to see more big landmarks in the months ahead, Consider the case of Albert Woodfox, the last of the Angola 3, who has spent more than 40 years in solitary in Louisiana State Penitentiary: he is awaiting a decision from a federal appeals court as to whether he should be allowed the unconditional release granted him by a U.S. district judge this summer. [read post]
30 Sep 2014, 8:53 am by Gritsforbreakfast
A federal court recently ordered Louisiana to install air conditioning in at the Louisiana State Penitentiary. [read post]
7 Jul 2023, 4:14 am by Chris Seaton
If one called Belle Reeve Penitentiary in Louisiana a “shithole,” one would do no favors for shitholes. [read post]
3 Jul 2019, 12:00 pm
I was just 17 years old when I was sent to solitary confinement in “Camp J,” one of the most severe lockdown units at one of America’s most brutal prisons, the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. [read post]
20 Jan 2023, 11:28 am by jlucivero
Henry finally walked out of the Louisiana State Penitentiary (known as Angola prison) and reunited with his family. [read post]
2 Apr 2007, 2:16 pm
  A few days later, the conservative Kansas Republican chose to spend the night in a cell at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola. [read post]
1 Aug 2023, 4:00 am by Berniard Law Firm
  While in the Louisiana State Penitentiary, Brown filed a lawsuit accusing the police of assault, battery, and civil rights violations, including use of excessive force. [read post]
22 Mar 2015, 3:21 pm by Michael Lumer
He may now be free, but justice has not been done, and time is running out.Louisiana, much to Stroud's surprise, but probably nobody else's, has been staunchly resisting paying Ford any sort of compensation for the years he spent in their state penitentiaries. [read post]
22 Mar 2015, 3:21 pm by Michael Lumer
He may now be free, but justice has not been done, and time is running out.Louisiana, much to Stroud's surprise, but probably nobody else's, has been staunchly resisting paying Ford any sort of compensation for the years he spent in their state penitentiaries. [read post]
24 Sep 2010, 1:08 pm
The two men met in the early '90s at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, where they were both serving life sentences for crimes they did not commit. [read post]