Federal judge Brian A. Jackson certified the prison labor case as a class action in late December. A lawsuit alleges the ...

A federal judge this week granted class certification to a group of inmates suing Louisiana prison officials over work conditions on the so-called Farm Line at Angola. That opens up the lawsuit to ...

A federal judge has ordered the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections to keep heat safety measures in place another 90 days for field workers at the Louisiana State Prison at Angola. U ...

A panel of appellate judges listened to arguments Monday challenging the injunction a federal district judge imposed earlier this year to improve heat protections on the “Farm Line” at Louisiana State ...

The Department of Homeland Security is expanding immigration enforcement nationwide, with its latest effort focused on a well-known prison in Louisiana. The Angola facility has a long history, and DHS ...