Angola was once called America’s bloodiest prison. The largest maximum-security prison in the United States, Angola has 6,300 prisoners and 1,800 staff. It occupies 28 square miles in Louisiana, a ...

After being cut from a concrete base, the guard tower is ready for its ride from Louisiana to the National Museum of African American History and Culture in DC Explore Subscribe Newsletters ...

(BRPROUD) – An investigation into a drug trafficking network in Angola led to the sentencing of 13 people including guards and inmates ... received a 51-month federal prison sentence.