National Public Radio and Angola Prison

Yesterday I forced my self to listen to the Obama Public Radio. It was the usual measuring the drapes in the Oval Office for "the One"/

There was a very interesting segment on Angola. (Write up and Audio at the Link)

Part II will be today.

Now anyone familiar with the Louisiana Dept of Corrections knows it is a unique place. Through the years my life has really at times been part of the Louisiana Dept of Corrections. I knew various wardens including the head of the Department and had a close loved one that worked in its most inner workings.

These wardens operate these places like their personal fiefdoms. Also it was the one place where literally people can sleep themselves to the top . I will not even get into the corruption.

Now this segment kinda of talked about the curious life of living on Angola as a guard. But its main focus was on two inmates that killed a guard. A guard that had been raised in Angola all his life. This murder occurred in the early. Every 90 days since then every warden has signed a order keeping these guys in solitary confinement Now these murder occurred in the bad ole days. This was when some Angola Convicts (trustees) were actually given firearms to help oversee other prisoners. Needless to say that resulted in not such a great hierarchy of power and abuse

Anyway very interesting story and perhaps one people might should listen too