FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — A U.S. District Court judge sentenced an Angola man to more than 16 years in prison Thursday after he pleaded guilty to distributing child sexual abuse material ...

The high cost of a prison phone call has come down. But a new report sounds the alarm on the escalating costs of non-phone services for incarcerated people. Why dozens of men spent most of their ...

ST. FRANCISVILLE, La. (BRPROUD) – The fall Angola Prison Rodeo is back and taking place each Sunday in October. The rodeo events are scheduled for Oct. 6, 13, 20 and 27. The Louisiana State ...

America's most famous prison rodeo returns this fall to the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, where the event known as "The Wildest Show in the South" will draw tens of thousands of fans.

No stereotypes about prison life intrude on the candor and intimacy of ''The Farm: Angola, U.S.A.,'' a discreetly searing documentary that shared top honors at this year's Sundance Film Festival ...

The castle-like Eastern State Penitentiary is one of Philadelphia's most important historic sites. Having opened in 1829, this Quaker-inspired prison sought to reform prisoners using isolation and ...

As one of only four territorial prisons open for tours (like the infamous Alcatraz), the Old Idaho Penitentiary offers a look at life behind bars. In 1872, it started receiving criminals to its ...