Angola's Camp J (1980)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: News, Public Affairs
Place Covered: West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1980-11-21
Duration: 00:07:51
Subjects: Prisons | ANGOLA STATE PRISON | Louisiana State Penitentiary | Louisiana. Department of Corrections | LAWSUITS
Contributors:
- Blome, Ron Host
- Goodwin, Nancy Speaker
- Phelps, C. Paul Interviewee
- Rideau, Wilbert Interviewee
- Sinclair, Billy Interviewee
Description
This segment from the November 21, 1980, episode of “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features a report on a lawsuit filed by the Southern Prisoners Defense Commission and the Louisiana Coalition on Jails and Prisons alleging widespread brutality and a “reign of terror” at Camp J, the maximum security isolation unit at Angola, the Louisiana State Penitentiary. Host: Ron Blome