Louisiana Lockup: new ICE detention center at Angola prison
ANGOLA, La. (KTVE/KARD) — On September 3, 2025, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry announced that the Angola prison will be home to the new ICE detention center, naming it “Louisiana Lockup.” This detention center will hold, apparently, the “worst of the worst” criminal illegal migrants. According to officials, 51 migrants have already been placed there. The […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A Louisiana Department of Corrections worker accused of smuggling cell phones into the Angola Prison resigned before her arrest Sunday. A spokesperson for the state agency said Lt. Judy Robertson McDowell had worked at the prison for 12 years. According to the West Feliciana…
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — An inmate was captured after escaping from a detention center in Pointe Coupee Parish on Sunday, April 13. Crystal H. Palermo, 42, was back in custody as of 11:30 p.m., according to the Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff's Office. PCPSO said Palermo was in the detention…
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry declared an emergency to make repairs possible for the Camp J unit at the Louisiana State Penitentiary. The governor's executive order states that the prison, commonly known as Angola, lacks an adequate number of beds for inmates. The order specifically…