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Louisiana State Penitentiary

The Associated Press today put out a laudatory piece on Warden Burl Cain’s program of Christian education at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. The article, which was picked up by the New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and dozens of other publications, is sure to advance Cain’s reputation as a great prison reformer. The AP piece depicts Angola as […]

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The Mark of Cain: God and Man at Angola Prison

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by James Ridgeway

January 7, 2010

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A Louisiana Inmate’s Death Wish

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by Jean Casella

January 6, 2010

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Southern Injustice: 37 Years in Solitary

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by James Ridgeway

January 5, 2010

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