When film director Oliver Stone arrived at Angola several years ago to film a scene for the movie “JFK,” he found the penitentiary entrance unsuitable — it didn’t look like the gateway to ...

The movie, narrated by Academy Award-winning actor Forest Whittaker, will be aired on the Oprah Winfrey Network on July 28. But on Thursday, it belonged to the men at Angola, many of whom will end ...

ANGOLA, La. — A standing-room only crowd filled the main chapel at the Louisiana State Penitentiary to watch “Serving Life,” Lisa R. Cohen’s documentary on the hospice program at the prison.

ANGOLA, La. (AP) - A standing-room only crowd filled the main chapel at the Louisiana State Penitentiary to watch "Serving Life," Lisa R. Cohen's documentary on the hospice program at ...