NEW ORLEANS — Derrick Groves, the last of the 10 inmates who escaped the Orleans Justice Center in May, has officially been ...

For Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola is “legendary.” “This is a facility ...

On a sweep of farmland hemmed in by the Mississippi River, where guards on horseback once watched over inmates picking cotton, officials on Wednesday proclaimed a new mission for one of America’s most ...

Each year, the Louisiana State Penitentiary holds its Angola Prison Rodeo, which has been hosted annually since 1965. The rodeo features inmates who have volunteered to compete in events, as well as a ...

Derrick Groves, who was extradited after being captured in Atlanta, made his first court appearance in Louisiana.

The Angola Prison Rodeo, where inmates compete in different classic cowboy events, is set for several dates in October.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is incarcerating immigrants at Louisiana State Penitentiary, better known as Angola, Gov. Jeff Landry (R) and Trump administration officials announced ...

ANGOLA, La. (AP) — 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 ...

NEW ORLEANS — Law enforcement sources tell WWL that Derrick Groves is now in custody after a standoff with police in Atlanta ...

After nearly five months on the run, U.S. Marshals confirm Derrick Groves, the last fugitive from the May jailbreak at the ...

Nearly five months after escaping from the Orleans Parish jail, Derrick Groves will return to Louisiana after agreeing to be ...