Pamela,
A dark history of slavery, racial violence, and cruelty is repeating itself at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, commonly known as Angola.
The facility sits on the site of a former slave plantation and is the largest maximum-security prison in the United States. It holds roughly 5,000 people, nearly all Black men, who endure forced labor, brutal conditions, and medical neglect.
Last July, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry quietly used a declaration of emergency to reopen a notorious housing unit at Angola for immigration detention.
Built in the 1970s, the Camp J unit became known as "the dungeon" for its use of extreme solitary confinement, where people were held in small, sweltering cells with little to no human contact. It was finally closed in 2018 due to its inhumane conditions—until now. |
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