Gabriel City » Warden Cain http://gabrielcity.com Gabriel City is a community for the tens of millions of Americans directly affected by our criminal justice system. We come together to share our stories and help to shape new ones. Inmates and the formerly incarcerated, family members of those serving time, men and women under community supervision, professionals in criminal justice and corrections, and the victims of crime; we support and respect each other as we work to break the endless cycle of crime and incarceration that afflicts our nation. Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:39:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Angola Offers Ministry Degree http://gabrielcity.com/news-and-journalism/angola-offers-ministry-degree.html http://gabrielcity.com/news-and-journalism/angola-offers-ministry-degree.html#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:50:57 +0000 hcdmedia http://gabrielcity.com/?p=2750 Louisiana State Penitentiary, better known as Angola Prison, is offering its inmates the opportunity to obtain Bachelor of Arts degrees from the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Warden Burl Cain worked to institute the program when Angola was still known as “America’s bloodiest prison.” This program is among others at Angola geared toward restoring hope among prisoners.

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]]> http://gabrielcity.com/news-and-journalism/angola-offers-ministry-degree.html/feed 0 Angola Prison Budget Reexamined http://gabrielcity.com/news-and-journalism/angola-prison-budget-reexamined.html http://gabrielcity.com/news-and-journalism/angola-prison-budget-reexamined.html#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:32:26 +0000 hcdmedia http://gabrielcity.com/?p=2512 Warden Burl Cain of Angola Prison addressed budgetary concerns to a room of legislators today. Cain says that he has reduced costs by double bunking beds and replacing guards with cameras, but some of these changes are unsustainable. He says there are roughly 200 inmates that he feels should be released.

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]]> http://gabrielcity.com/news-and-journalism/angola-prison-budget-reexamined.html/feed 0 Book about Angola’s Warden Cain http://gabrielcity.com/poetry-and-spoken-word/book-about-angolas-warden-cain.html http://gabrielcity.com/poetry-and-spoken-word/book-about-angolas-warden-cain.html#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:19:58 +0000 hcdmedia http://gabrielcity.com/?p=1255 Cain’s Redemption is an interesting book to check out if you know anything about Angola Prison or even if you are just interested in criminal justice. Written by Dennis Shere, the book details Warden Burl Cain’s tenure as warden of Angola Prison. The book can be found on Amazon.com.

Cain's Redemption

]]> http://gabrielcity.com/poetry-and-spoken-word/book-about-angolas-warden-cain.html/feed 0 Preview clips from THE FARM: 10 DOWN http://gabrielcity.com/video/preview-clips-from-the-farm-10-down.html http://gabrielcity.com/video/preview-clips-from-the-farm-10-down.html#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:19:21 +0000 hcdmedia http://gabrielcity.com/?p=863 The National Geographic channel has posted some preview clips of THE FARM: 10 DOWN, which will premiere on National Geographic as A DECADE BEHIND BARS: RETURN TO THE FARM. Check out some of these great videos of Warden Cain and Ashanti Witherspoon.

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