The Supreme Court is wrestling with whether a former Louisiana inmate can sue prison officials who shaved his dreadlocks in ...

A prisoners' rights group is challenging the constitutionality of an agricultural labor program at Louisiana's notorious Angola prison.

A inmate in Louisiana is on the run after allegedly throwing a chemical substance at an officer and escaping from jail, ...

BATON ROUGE, La. -- The immigration detainees sent to a notorious Louisiana prison last month are being punished for crimes for which they have already served time, the American Civil Liberties Union ...

ANGOLA, La. — Federal authorities purposefully chose a notorious Louisiana prison to hold immigration detainees as a way to encourage people in the U.S. illegally to self-deport, Department of ...

The Louisiana prison chosen to hold immigration detainees because of its notoriety was once described as "the bloodiest prison in America" and has witnessed mass riots, inmate violence, and systemic ...

The St. Mary Parish Sheriff's Department said two inmates broke out after a "brief struggle," during which a chemical substance was thrown at a police officer's face.

BATON ROUGE, La. (KSLA) - The Department of Homeland Security has released the names and criminal histories of 51 individuals detained at Louisiana Lockup, the new federal immigration detention center ...

After reviewing security camera footage, investigators observed Collier, a correctional officer, remove property from an ...