Angola, LA Louisiana State Penitentiary View
The Louisiana State Penitentiary (known as Angola, and nicknamed the "Alcatraz of the South", "The Angola Plantation" and "The Farm") is a maximum-security prison farm in Louisiana operated by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections. It is named "Angola" after the former slave plantation that occupied this territory. The plantation was named after the country of Angola from which many slaves originated before arriving in Louisiana. Angola is the largest maximum-security prison in the United States with 6,300 prisoners and 1,800 staff, including corrections officers, janitors, maintenance, and wardens. Due to these large numbers, it has been given the nickname "a gated community." Located in West Feliciana Parish, the prison is set between oxbow lakes on the east side of a bend of the Mississippi River, so it is flanked on three sides by water. It lies less than two miles (three kilometers) south of Louisiana's straight east-west border with Mississippi. The 28 square miles (18,000 acres) of land the prison sits on was known before the American Civil War as the Angola Plantations and was owned by Isaac Franklin. The prison is located at the end of Louisiana Highway 66, around 22 miles (35 km) northwest of St. Francisville. Death row for men and the state execution chamber for women and men are located at the Angola facility..
Louisiana State Penitentiary Contact Details
Mailing to Louisiana State Penitentiary Inmates and Staff
Inmate Visiting Days and Hours
| Day of Week | Hours |
|---|---|
| Friday | 6am–4pm |
| Saturday | 6am–4pm |
| Sunday | 6am–4pm |
How to Send Money to Louisiana State Penitentiary
Family and friends can send money to inmates at Louisiana State Penitentiary through approved methods to help them purchase essential items from the commissary.