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Angola Penitentiary  

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  • The Louisiana State Penitentiary (LSP) at Angola houses approximately 5,000 men and is arguably the South's most infamous prison. Commonly called Angola, this prison was one of the South's most cruel and brutal prison farms in the 19th and early 20th centuries. [Source: Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities; Angola Penitentiary]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-RMBK0S6N-T

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