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A Decade Behind Bars: Return to the Farm
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A Decade Behind Bars: Return to the Farm

2009-06-16 · 91 min · Not rated

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This documentary depicts the life inside the walls of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. See what life is like inside Angola, a self-sustaining agricultural community that boasts five new churches and its own inmate-run TV and radio station.

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