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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Death and redemption in an american prison | History Defined

The cemetery at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, also known as Angola, is for prisoners who don't have families that can give them a burial. Hospice began at Angola in 1997, when 85% of inmates were serving life sentences. (Annie Flanagan/Washington Post via Getty Images)

Steven Garner doesn't like to talk about the day that changed his life. A New Orleans barroom altercation in 1990 escalated to the point where Garner, then 18, and his younger brother Glenn shot and killed another man. The Garners claimed self-defense, but a jury found them guilty of second-degree murder. They were sentenced to life in prison without parole.

When Garner entered the gates at Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana, he didn't know what to expect. The maximum security facility has been dubbed "America's Bloodiest Prison" and its brutal conditions have made headlines for decades.

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