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Louisiana State Penitentiary, a former plantation known simply as “Angola," is a site of higher education. Journalist Piper Hutchinson explains. 

References mentioned this episode:

• Piper Hutchinson. May 2, 2025. “Guts, glory and opportunity on the outside.” Louisiana Illuminator.
• Piper Hutchinson’s Substack: Louisiana Higher Ed Weekly
• This is a crawfish
• Daniel Bergner. God of the Rodeo: The Search for Hope, Faith, and a Six-Second Ride in Louisiana's Angola Prison. 
• Octavia Butler. Dawn.
• Douglas A. Campbell and Jon DePue. 2024. Beyond Justification: Liberating Paul’s Gospel.

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