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Episode Description
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