- Edited by
- Rideau, Wilbert, American, born 1942
- Wikberg, Ron, American, 1943 - 1994
- Written by
- Goodlow, Clarence
- Czere, John, born 1962
- Glover, Michael, 1949 - 1996
- Illustrated by
- Pourciau, Leonard
- Subject of
- Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
- Date
- November/December 1991
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (closed): 11 1/16 × 8 3/8 × 7/16 in. (28.1 × 21.3 × 1.1 cm)
- Description
- This issue of The Angolite, Vol. 16, No. 6, has a cover with a black-and-white photograph behind black and white text. The photograph features a tombstone in the shape of a cross with the numbers "81902" in the center. The feature story of the issue is about health and medical care in the prison system. Other stories include a review of the Prison Rodeo, a piece on food raised at the prison and donated to a regional food bank, and a story on the organization CURE (Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants). Regular columns include legislative news, sports coverage, religious organization news, and original poems. The final interior page contains subscription information. There are ninety-four (94) interior pages and the magazine is bound with two (2) metal staples. The back cover features an illustration in burgundy and black of a caduceus symbol signifying medicine behind a locked barred door.
- Place made
- West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Books and Published Materials
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wilbert Rideau and Linda LaBranche
- Object number
- 2016.139.1.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Wilbert Rideau
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




