Dying to Tell: Angola, Crime, Consequence, Conclusion at Louisiana State Penitentiary

198 Pages·1992·9.116 MB·English

by  Anne Butler, C. Murray Henderson

Dying to Tell

Dying to Tell
ANGOLA
Crime, Consequence, Conclusion
at Louisiana State Penitentiary
by
Anne Butler
and
C. Murray Henderson
Published by The Center for Louisiana Studies
University of Southwestern Louisiana
Lafayette, Louisiana
Other Books by Anne Butler (Hamilton)
James M. Imahara: Son of Immigrants
Little Chase and Big Fat Aunt May
Little Chase and Big Fat Aunt May Ride Again
The Little Chase and Big Fat Aunt May Recipe Book:
A Cook's Tour of Hog Heaven
A Tourist's Guide to West Feliciana Parish:
A Little Bit of Heaven Right Here on Earth
The Herman and Little Leon Stories
The Travels of Baby Stewart
More Than a Cookbook:
An Eclectic Collection
Angola: Louisiana State Penitentiary,
A Half-Century of Rage and Reform
Library of Congress Catalog Number: 91-77530
ISBN Number: 0-940984-72-5
Copyright © 1992
University of Southwestern Louisiana
Lafayette, Louisiana
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments....................................................................................vii
Introduction..................................................................................................ix
Chapter I
RACIST PIGS WHO HOLD US CAPTIVE:
Death of a Correctional Officer........................................................1
Chapter II
HAVE IT ON YOUR MIND, WHITE BOY:
Death in the Check-Out Dorm..................................................35
Chapter III
MAY HIS SOUL BURN IN HELL:
Death in the Electric Chair............................................................68
Chapter IV
YOU CAN KILL THE MESSENGER:
Death of a Vietnam Vet...............................................................101
Chapter V
WHEN JUDGMENT DAY COMES, I DON'T WANT
TO COME UP OUT OF THE GROUND AND STILL
BE IN PRISON:
Death by Despair..........................................................................135
Chapter VI
CONCLUSION..................................................................................157
Bibliography.............................................................................................165

Acknowledgments
Photographs provided by The Angolite, Michael Burge, Nell Holmes,
Capitol City Press, Vernon and Elizabeth Harvey, The Shreveport Times,
Kay Smith.
We are grateful to past and present Angola administrators for
professional courtesies extended.
We are also grateful to those who had the courage to share their stories
with our readers.