Will Black and Brown People Ever Escape DOJ Inequalities?
A Vera Institute rep discusses how the Biden Administration can ensure criminal justice reform. Shani Saxon Jun 9, 2021 12:53PM ET A prisoner's hands inside a punishment cell wing at Angola prison. The Louisiana State Penitentiary, also known as Angola, and nicknamed the "Alcatraz of the South" and "The Farm" is a maximum-security prison farm in Louisiana operated by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections. It is named Angola after the former plantation that occupied this territory, which was named for the African country that was the origin of many en...
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