Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola)
Black prisoners organize for dignity in Angola, Louisiana’s modern-day plantation
Louisiana State Penitentiary is nicknamed after the former plantation site that it sits on. Those incarcerated at the prison say the practice of slavery is still alive and well
Ruchell Magee: US prisoner, political thinker, rebel, and still fighting for release after 67 years
The longest held political prisoner in the US has been punished for decades for his participation in a modern day slave rebellion
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