The popular Angola prison rodeo will be investigated further at the request of Louisiana lawmakers after a legislative audit exposed several problems with the way ...

The Angola Prison Rodeo is the only rodeo in the country where incarcerated men compete in bull riding, buck breaking and other controversial, dangerous events. The Gulf States Newsroom’s Drew ...

Angola prison workers make between 2 and 40 cents an hour. They also have a controversial outlet for recreation and to vend their wares at market rate: a rodeo.

The sights and sounds of an Angola Rodeo can sometimes bring a family together.

After a two-season hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Angola Prison Rodeo returns with 11 events, hobby crafts to buy.

Angola’s leaders call their institution “the most visited prison in the world,” with more than 1,000 tourists monthly, besides the roughly 70,000 people who come each year on rodeo days.

ANGOLA, La. (AP) — The Angola Prison Rodeo kicked off Sunday and continues every Sunday in October at the Louisiana State Penitentiary. Proceeds cover rodeo expenses, help to develop arena ...

The Angola Prison Rodeo kicked off Sunday and continues every Sunday in October at the Louisiana State Penitentiary.

After a two-season hiatus because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Angola Prison Rodeo returns with 11 events, hobby crafts to buy.

Tyrone Glover’s mission to impact the youth by bringing them to Angola’s rodeo allows them the opportunity to experience life in more than one way.

It's not everyday you can talk face to face with a convicted murderer-- that is unless you are at the Angola Prison Rodeo. This year is the rodeo's 50th anniversary. At the rodeo, inmates become rough ...

The Angola Prison Rodeo is set to take place every Sunday in October and features food, entertainment and offender made crafts.