Angola Museum

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The Louisiana State Penitentiary Museum at Angola is proud to present its first traveling exhibit at the Lincoln Parish Library: Farming on the Farm. Come see historical and contemporary images of agricultural production on the largest prison farm in the United States photographed by The Angolite staff. A former plantation and still a working farm staffed by inmates, Angola consists of 18,000 acres of the finest farm land in the South. Housing approximately 5,000 men, “The Farm" has traditionally supplied all of the vegetables that the prisoners on Angola eat.
The exhibit will be on display in the exhibit gallery of the Lincoln Parish Library and Exhibit Center from March 28th through May 11th, 2012. There will be a reception open to the public on Tuesday, April 3rd at 6 pm featuring a variety of "delicacies” from “The Farm," prepared by Angola’s culinary program chefs.

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LSP Museum Foundation Symposium
April 14, 2012

Women and Corrections

The purpose of the 2012 Angola Museum Symposium is to highlight the role of women employees and the lives of women offenders and elucidate their contributions to the development of corrections and penology. This year’s symposium will bring to light to the general public the programs and resources presently utilized within the Department of Corrections in Louisiana that deal with women’s issues.

An exhibit depicting the accomplishments of women in Louisiana Corrections and the history of female incarceration at the state penitentiary at Baton Rouge, Angola, and LCIW at St. Gabriel is available for viewing at the Angola Museum.

For Futher Information About Angola Hospice Contact AngolaHospice@gmail.com

PRESS RELEASE - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - July 18, 2011

(Angola) On Thursday, July 21, 2011 from 1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. there will be a screening of the OWN docudrama. This in depth journey through the Hospice program will be presented at the “Tudy Chapel” located within the maximum security gates of Louisiana State Penitentiary.

New t-Shirts and more are now available for purchase online or in the museum gift shop.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June10, 2011                                                       

Contact:  Cathy Fontenot
(225) 655-2783

Physician wanted at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.  Must have Louisiana license.  Competitive salary; retirement benefits; health, life vision, and dental insurance available; paid vacations/sick leave.  To apply call (225) 655-2710. EEO

The Farm: 10 Down DVD is now available from our online gift shop.