Angola prison workers make between 2 and 40 cents an hour. They also have a controversial outlet for recreation and to vend ...

America's most famous prison rodeo returns in 2025 at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola with a new warden who is very familiar with overseeing what's known as the "Wildest Show in the South." ...

The Wildest Show in the South: The Angola Prison Rodeo is a 1999 American short documentary film directed by Simeon Soffer. It focuses primarily on the inmates experiences in the rodeo.

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 ...