There are 84 male prisoners on death row in Louisiana (as of March 2010). They are all in Angola, which, with more than 5000 prisoners is one of the biggest high security prisons in the USA.
Since the reintroduction of the death penalty 27 prisoners have been executed in Louisiana. On January 2010 Gerard Bordelon was executed. His execution was the first one after over 7 years. In Louisiana prisoners are executed by lethal injection in Angola prison.

The complete address as well as the inmate's number have to be legible written on letters and cards. All incoming mail will be read and checked. Outgoing letters will only be read if there have been several problems with the inmate.

Apart form photos (unlimited)  only  money orders are allowed. No cash or stamps. Books and magazines may only be send through a shop like Amazon.

Please, ask your pen pal about the up-to-date mailing rules, photo rules and gift rules.  Since these rules change very fast, it's not always possible for us to make a valid assessment of these stipulations.