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We explore the prison rodeo and general history of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, better known as Angola. Our guest is Beck Strah, cohost of the Prison Breakdown podcast and professor at Roger Williams University in Rhode Island. Your hosts are Julian Feeld and Jon Gabrus.

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Beck Strah: https://www.instagram.com/beckstrah/

Prison Breakdown Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/prison-breakdown/id1690230079

Episode researched and written by Cooter Jones. Edited by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard. Super Structure selection of the week is Some Got Six Months by Robert Pete Williams.

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Bibliography

Reconstruction by Eric Foner

Politics and Punishment: The History of the Louisiana State Penal System by Mark Carelton 

Hard Labor: History and Archaeology at The Old Louisiana State Penitentiary

Comments

Chase Huls

Excited to listen gang

Eric Rodriguez

"political KNOWvice" lol Great episode!

dumb idiot bullshit

Hey all, I produce Prison Breakdown. If you enjoyed this episode at all, we'd be flattered as hell if you'd give our lil podcast a listen. Big thanks to Julian for having Prof Strah on!

Erika L

Gabrus needs a wellness check after this one

monkey

Basically a modern day Colosseum

Reid Broussard

I'm from South Louisiana and my highschool took us on a very bleak field trip to Angola

Mikey H

Huey Long episode please! (And also Myanmar revolution episode, please!)

John Brandkamp

I forget how I first heard about Angola, but I knew from the get go that it was hell on earth. Great song at the end by the way.

Keith

I'm still rooting for the bull.

Garth Hansen

John must have been fired up because he just let "penologist" by without comment

dennis

Cain was the warden there most of my life (in LA) and he was always portrayed as modern and caring but he was a crook.

jimbus

Absolutely deplorable. Thank you