Louisiana State Penitentiary

===Other prison facilities and features===
[[File:AngolaLAPrison.jpg|thumb|The guard house at the Angola Main Entrance]]
The facility's main entrance has a metal-roofed guard house for review of traffic to and from the prison. Michael L. Varnado and Daniel P. Smith of ''Victims of Dead Man Walking'' stated that the guard house "looks like a large carport over the road.<ref name="Varnado179"/> " The guard house has long barriers, with Stop signs, to prevent automobiles entering and leaving the compound without the permission of the officers. To allow a vehicle access or egress, the officers manually raise the barriers.<ref name="Varnado179"/>

The Front Gate Visiting Processing Center, with a rated capacity of 272 persons, is the processing and security screening point for prison visitors.<ref name="Photoalbum"/> The [[United States Postal Service]] operates the Angola Post Office on the prison grounds.<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/angola-11200-main-st-angola-la-1353087 Post Office Location – ANGOLA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612042324/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/angola-11200-main-st-angola-la-1353087 |date=2012-06-12 }}." [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on July 20, 2010.</ref> It was established on October 2, 1887.<ref>"[http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm Postmaster Finder Post Offices by ZIP Code] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428153255/https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm |date=April 28, 2019 }}." (enter "787" – first 3 numbers of Angola, LA zip code) [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on September 23, 2011.</ref>

The David C. Knapps Correctional Officer Training Academy,<ref name="Anghist"/> the state training center for correctional officers, is located at the northwest corner of Angola,<ref name="Leadbelly100"/> in front of Camp F.<ref name="Buildinglist"/> Near the training center, Angola prisoners maintain the only nature preserve located on the grounds of a penal institution.<ref name="Leadbelly100"/> The R. E. Barrow, Jr., Treatment Center is located on the Angola premises.<ref name="Anghist"/>

The C.C. Dixon K-9 Training Center is the dog-training area.<ref>"[http://www.corrections.state.la.us/lsp/k-9.php K-9 Training Center] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409022748/http://www.corrections.state.la.us/lsp/k-9.php |date=2013-04-09 }}." Louisiana State Penitentiary. Retrieved on August 29, 2010.</ref> It was named in 2002 to commemorate Connie Conrad Dixon, a dog trainer and K-9 officer, who died in 1997 aged 89.<ref>"[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AD&p_theme=ad&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F73225D7030DE77&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Angola prison dedicates "dog pen" to ex-K-9 officer]." ''[[The Advocate (Louisiana)|The Advocate]]''. November 8, 2002. Retrieved on March 14, 2011.</ref>

The Louisiana State Penitentiary Wastewater Treatment Plant serves the prison complex.<ref>"[http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/apps/pubNotice/show.asp?qPostID=5011&SearchText=&startDate=1/1/2005&endDate=9/23/2010&category= Public Notice DRAFT WATER DISCHARGE PERMIT LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS/LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY AI Number 6634]." [[Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality]]. Retrieved on September 28, 2010.</ref> The prison also houses an all-purpose arena.<ref>"[http://angolamuseum.org/?q=node/54 Returning Hearts Celebration]." Louisiana State Penitentiary. June 23, 2011. Retrieved on July 4, 2011.</ref>