Gov. Jeff Landry Declares Emergency for Angola Prison Unit in Need of Repairs

Not enough beds at Angola prison, Governor Landry issues Emergency Declaration

Gov. Jeff Landry declares emergency to reopen Angola's Camp J, aiming to swiftly increase beds for high-security violent offenders amid previous safety issues.

Gov. Jeff Landry declares emergency for Angola prison unit in need of repairs

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry declared an emergency to make repairs possible for the Camp J unit at the Louisiana State Penitentiary. The governor's executive order states that the prison, commonly known as Angola, lacks an adequate number of beds for inmates. The order specifically states that Camp J, a maximum security unit, is in a state of deterioration, adding that it poses an injury risk for inmates, empl…

Louisiana declares emergency to repair maximum-security Angola prison unit

Camp J at Angola to undergo emergency repairs after years of deterioration and security failures

Gov. Jeff Landry declares emergency at Angola state penitentiary due to lack of beds

Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola doesn't have enough beds to house violent offenders, Gov. Jeff Landry said in an executive order declaring a state of emergency that will allow the prison to swiftly reopen a notorious part of the facility…

Gov. Jeff Landry declares emergency at Angola State Penitentiary due to lack of beds

Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola doesn't have enough beds to house violent offenders, Gov. Jeff Landry said in an executive order declaring a state of emergency that will allow the prison to swiftly reopen a notorious part of the facility…

Governor orders state of emergency to expedite repairs to shuttered maximum security unit at Angola

BATON ROUGE — The governor declared a state of emergency, calling for urgent repairs to a deteriorating maximum security section of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.Gov. Jeff Landry signed an executive order calling for a state of emergency on July 25. In the order, he cited the Louisiana Homeland Security and Emergency Assistance and Disaster Act, which authorizes the suspension of state regulatory statutes that would "prevent, hinder…