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Louisiana State Penitentiary system probably in the 1930s
title
Louisiana State Penitentiary system probably in the 1930s
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Prisoners, Prison hospitals, Prison Guards, Prisons, Prison reform, Women's prisons, Jails
Date Issued
[193-]
Abstract
Text, date unknown, probably 1930s. General Manager Fuque's Report. A progress report concerning the Louisiana State Penitentiary system. Includes reports by General Manager Henry L. Fuqua from 1918 General Manager Himes' Report of 1931-32 and 1934-36 are included as well. The article discusses the treatment of criminals, mortality rates within the penitentiary, crowding, work programs, staff, prisoner statistics, parole programs, hospitals, discipline methods, youth offenders, escapes, uniforms and overall business aspects. A report by Elizabeth Wisner on Public Welfare Administration in Louisiana published in 1930 is included and quoted generously. The general topic concerns the new system in which the States handles all public welfare within prisons versus an old lease system.
Atala Chelette and family papers. Folder 01-05, approximately 1874-1919.
title
Atala Chelette and family papers. Folder 01-05, approximately 1874-1919.
Subject
Creoles, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Free African Americans, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, African American businesspeople, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, African American women, Louisiana, Natchitoches Parish, Natchitoches Parish (La.), Commerce, Prisons, Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Prisoners, Louisiana, Baton Rouge, Letters, Receipts (Acknowledgments)(Acknowledgments) Envelopes (Stationery)(Stationery)
Date created ms
1874, 1919
Abstract
Materials consist primarily of receipts, notes, and letters belonging to Atala Chelette and Emanuel Chelette. The documents are undated and were likely created between the years 1874 and 1919. Included are receipts from Anchor Supply Co. in New Orleans, La.; a receipt from the Convent of Divine Providence in Natchitoches, La.; a fragment of a letter from N. Jule Edon, a man living in the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Baton Rouge; and an envelope addressed to Miss M. A. Joson.
Sees ghost walking at bedside of slayer of J. Ward Gurley
title
Sees ghost walking at bedside of slayer of J. Ward Gurley
Subject
Ghosts, Hospitals, Prisoners, United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana
Date Issued
1903-09-13
Abstract
Text, September 13, 1903. Prisoner Lewis W. Lyons, murderer of the late district attorney J. Ward Gurley, believes he was visited by a ghost in his hospital room on Gravier Street in New Orleans Louisiana.
Imprisonment for Debt under Spanish and French rule
title
Imprisonment for Debt under Spanish and French rule
Subject
Laws, Prisoners, Debt
Date Issued
c. 1930
Abstract
Text. Article on the imprisonment for debt and judgements under Spanish and French rule.
Decisions of the Grand Jury presented to the Criminal Court of New Orleans in 1841.
title
Decisions of the Grand Jury presented to the Criminal Court of New Orleans in 1841.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Grand juries, Criminals, Judicial proceedings, Prisons, Prison reform, Prison laborers, Prisoners, Taxes, Tax payers
Date Issued
1841-01-31
Abstract
Text, January 31, 1841. The Grand Jury. Published in the Daily Picayune. Decisions of the Grand Jury presented to the Criminal Court of New Orleans, Louisiana concerning prison conditions, a workhouse system, lottery tickets, annual transient visitors who do not pay taxes and the establishment of an inferior court for minor offenses.
History and description of the haunted Spanish barracks in New Orleans, Louisiana, including its past prisoners and torturing techniques.
title
History and description of the haunted Spanish barracks in New Orleans, Louisiana, including its past prisoners and torturing techniques.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Haunted houses, Ghosts, Soldiers, Military camps, Military facilities, Barracks, Rats, Gold, Punishment devices, Punishment & torture, Atrocities, Prisoners, Dance
Date Issued
[193-]
Abstract
Text, circa 1930s. The Haunted Spanish Barracks. History and description of the haunted Spanish barracks in New Orleans, Louisiana, including its past prisoners and torturing techniques. Past atrocities to prisoner and odd supernatural events, including a troupe of dancing rats are prevalent.
Inmates using the library at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola Louisiana in the 1970s
title
Inmates using the library at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola Louisiana in the 1970s
Subject
Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola, Louisiana), Prisons, Prisoners, Libraries
Date created ms
1970, 1979
Abstract
B&W photo, 1970s. Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola. Inmates using the library.
Angola Prison Rodeo in Angola Louisiana in 1972
title
Angola Prison Rodeo in Angola Louisiana in 1972
Subject
Rodeos, Horses, Cowboys, Prisons, Prisoners, Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola, Louisiana)
Date created ms
1972-09-24
Abstract
B&W photo, September 24, 1972. Angola Prison Rodeo. Angola State Penitentiary. Angola, Louisiana. Man falling off of horse.
Prisoners at the levee camp at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola Louisiana circa 1901
title
Prisoners at the levee camp at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola Louisiana circa 1901
Subject
Prisons, Prisoners, Levees, Camps, Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola, Louisiana)
Date created ms
1901
Abstract
B&W photo, circa 1901. Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, Louisiana. Prisoners at levee camp, Atchafalaya River.
Angola Prison Rodeo at the State Penitentiary in Angola Louisiana in 1968
title
Angola Prison Rodeo at the State Penitentiary in Angola Louisiana in 1968
Subject
Rodeos, Horses, Cowboys, Prisons, Prisoners, Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola, Louisiana), Crowds, Trick riding
Date created ms
1968-07-14
Abstract
B&W photo, July 14, 1968. Angola Prison Rodeo at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola Louisiana.
Prisoners lining up for the dining room at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Baton Rouge Louisiana circa 1901
title
Prisoners lining up for the dining room at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Baton Rouge Louisiana circa 1901
Subject
Prisons, Buildings, Dining rooms, Prisoners, Louisiana State Penitentiary (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
Date created ms
1901
Abstract
B&W photo, circa 1901. Louisiana State Penitentiary at Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Prisoners lining up for the dining room.
Angola Prison Rodeo at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola Louisiana circa 1972
title
Angola Prison Rodeo at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola Louisiana circa 1972
Subject
Rodeos, Horses, Cowboys, Cattle, Prisons, Prisoners, Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola, Louisiana)
Date created ms
1972
Abstract
B&W photo, circa 1972. Calf roping and riding. Angola Prison Rodeo at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola Louisiana.
Angola Prison Rodeo at the State Penitentiary in Angola Louisiana in 1968
title
Angola Prison Rodeo at the State Penitentiary in Angola Louisiana in 1968
Subject
Rodeos, Horses, Cowboys, Prisons, Prisoners, Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola, Louisiana), Crowds
Date created ms
1968-07-14
Abstract
B&W photo, July 14, 1968. Angola Prison Rodeo at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola Louisiana. Shown in photo: Chasing Horses.
Prisoner with turnips at Hope State Farm at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Mount Hope near Jeanerette Louisiana circa 1901
title
Prisoner with turnips at Hope State Farm at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Mount Hope near Jeanerette Louisiana circa 1901
Subject
Prisons, Prisoners, Farms, Turnips, Louisiana State Penitentiary (Jeanerette, Louisiana)
Date created ms
1901
Abstract
B&W photo, circa 1901. Louisiana State Penitentiary at Mount Hope. Located three miles from Jeanerette, La. Prisoner with turnips. Hope State Farm was a sugar plantation purchased by the state for use as a Penal farm.
Rodeo at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola Louisiana in 1970s
title
Rodeo at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola Louisiana in 1970s
Subject
Rodeos, Horses, Cowboys, Trick riding, Cattle, Prisons, Prisoners, Clowns, Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola, Louisiana)
Date created ms
1970, 1979
Abstract
B&W photo, 1970s. Rodeo at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana. Held each year in October. Written on photo: It's Wild West Time in the Deep South each Sunday in October as inmates of the Louisiana State Penitentiary recapture the spirit of freedom in reckless pursuit of glory. Events include bareback bronco riding, bust out, "Angola" bulldogging, wild cow milking, wild horse racing, bull riding and breathtaking daredeviltry.
Baker is sent to prison, later all New Orleans bakers go to the prison to "serenade" the criminal.
title
Baker is sent to prison, later all New Orleans bakers go to the prison to "serenade" the criminal.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Prisons, Prisoners
Date Issued
1851-01-26
Abstract
Text, January 26, 1851. Grand Serenade. Baker sent to prison for contempt of court and later all New Orleans bakers went to the prison to "serenade" the criminal by playing shrill notes as loud as possible.
Miles Terrell and family papers. Papers. Folder 01a-02d, 1895-1899.
title
Miles Terrell and family papers. Papers. Folder 01a-02d, 1895-1899.
Subject
Free African Americans, African American women, Louisiana, Rapides Parish, African American farmers, Louisiana, Rapides Parish, Women farmers, Louisiana, Rapides Parish, Cotton farmers, Louisiana, Rapides Parish, Cotton trade, Louisiana, Rapides Parish, Prisoners, Texas, Newton County, Letters, Accounts, Receipts (Acknowledgments)(Acknowledgments) Murder, Texas, Newton County
Date created ms
1895, 1899
Abstract
Chiefly correspondence and financial papers of Sarah Clifton Terrell. Correspondence is comprised mostly of family letters that relate to family matters and to Frank Terrell's financial and legal problems. Letters from the Louisiana State Land Office and the U.S. Land Office relate to the lack of available public lands in the Northwest District of Louisiana. Financial papers include receipts and a statement of account. Also represented is a copy of ""Dr. Granger's Health Guide,"", published 1899, which provides medical remedies and products.
Jail regulations in New Orleans in 1731.
title
Jail regulations in New Orleans in 1731.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Prisons, Prison guards, Prison reform, Prisoners, Jails, Tobacco
Date Issued
1731, 1920
Abstract
Text, date unknown. Jail Regulations, 1731, in N.O. "Report of Attorney General Fleuriau to the Superior Council regarding rules for the management of the jail and costs allowed the jailer. Adopted by the Council." A report of contemporary (probably circa 1930s) oddities from 1731 allowed within prisons in New Orleans.
Infamous crimes, trials and punishments in Louisiana.
title
Infamous crimes, trials and punishments in Louisiana.
Subject
Law & legal affairs, Impeachments, Bienville, Jean Baptiste Le Moyne, sieur de, 1680-1767, Prisons, Prisoners, Executions, Indians of North America, Punishment & torture, Criminals, Crimes, United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana
Abstract
Text, date unknown. Trial of Bienville. A history of infamous crimes and trials in Louisiana. The accounts include one of the first criminal trials in Louisiana against the Governor Bienville, who was impeached in 1707; the prosecution of Denis Braud, first printer of Louisiana; the trials and punishment of suicide, in which curators were appointed to represent corpses and an account of an Indian slave dragged through the streets as a punishment for taking his own life; and a few other odd or tortourous crimes against criminals.
Letter from Louisiana Gazette to Mr. Holland on the escape of Lafitte
title
Letter from Louisiana Gazette to Mr. Holland on the escape of Lafitte
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Pirates, Prisoners
Date Issued
1814-09-08
Abstract
Text. Letter from Louisiana Gazette to Mr. Holland on the escape of Lafitte; Louisiana Gazette; September 8, 1814; p. 3, c. 2.

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