Last week, U.S. District Judge Brian Jackson extended protections through mid-August for the Farm Line, incarcerated men working in extreme heat at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. “It is ...
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 ...
A federal judge ruled Friday that officials at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola must again take special precautions to protect inmates who work in the prison's fields during high ...
Governor Jeff Landry has declared a state of emergency to fast-track urgent repairs at Camp J, a maximum-security unit within the Louisiana State Penitentiary known as Angola, citing dangerous ...