Angola Prison Rodeo: in pictures

 

"The prison is so called because it stands on the site of a plantation once worked by slaves from West Africa. Now it is home to 5,000 male offenders, three-quarters of whom are on a life sentence."



 

"Most of the prisoners who take part have never been on a horse, yet here they try to ride irate bulls and bucking broncos, catch wild mustangs and play poker while being charged by ferocious horned cattle."

 

"There is a party atmosphere up in the wooden seats of the rodeo arena, which can hold 10,500 spectators and was built by the inmates."






 Source:
 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/picturegalleries/10005417/Angola-Prison-Rodeo-in-pictures.html?frame=2540801