Angola prison workers make between 2 and 40 cents an hour. They also have a controversial outlet for recreation and to vend their wares at market rate: a rodeo. Incarcerated individuals participate in ...
The Angola Prison Rodeo is the only rodeo in the country where incarcerated men compete in bull riding, buck breaking and other controversial, dangerous events. The Gulf States Newsroom’s Drew Hawkins ...
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 ...
The Angola Prison Rodeo, known as "The Wildest Show in the South," will return April 18-19, 2026. Events include inmate-made arts and crafts, live music and traditional rodeo competitions like bull ...