路易斯安那州立监狱

路易斯安那州立监狱(Louisiana State Penitentiary) ,又名南方恶魔岛(Alcatraz of the South)、安哥拉种植园(The Angola Plantation)及农场(The Farm)[1]美国路易斯安那州一个最高安全级别监狱。安哥拉的称呼来自于这片领土的前奴隶种植园。该种植园以安哥拉国家命名,许多奴隶在抵达路易斯安那之前都来自西非安哥拉[2]。它是美国最大的最高安全级别监狱[3],占地28平方英里,共有6,300名囚犯和1,800名工作人员,包括惩教人员、清洁职员、维修人员和典狱长。监狱位于西费利西亚纳堂区,坐落在密西西比河河湾东侧的河迹湖湖岸,三面都是水。

监狱的正门
监狱的地图

参考

  1. ^ Sutton, Keith "Catfish". "Out There: Angola angling". ESPN Outdoors. May 31, 2006. Retrieved on August 25, 2010.
  2. ^ Leeper, Clare d'Artois. "Angola". Louisiana Places: A Collection of the Columns from the Baton Rouge Sunday Advocate, 1960–1974. Legacy Publishing Company, 1976. Retrieved on September 24, 2011. "Angola (West Feliciana) is the name of the post office that serves the Louisiana Slate Penitentiary, and the two names are now used interchangeably."
  3. ^ Oshinsky, David. "The View From Inside". The New York Times. June 11, 2010. Retrieved on August 24, 2010.

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