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A Sentence of Six Seconds: How Prison Rodeos Buck the System

A Sentence of Six Seconds: How Prison Rodeos Buck the System

Burl Cain, commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Corrections, used to be warden of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.

Perspective, Story Behind The StoryKatherine MitchellApril 5, 2021Burl Cain, Angola, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Parchman, commissioner, Angola Prison rodeo, The Wildest Show in the South, Parchman Farm