ƹϴý: Angola Rodeo's brutal spectacle
Dozens of inmates participated alongside expert ranchers, riders and wranglers in the spring 2025 edition of the Angola Prison Rodeo. While there were traditional events like professional bull riding and horse obstacle courses, it was was the more chaotic events where helmeted inmates pitted against raging bulls that got the packed crowd going.
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An inmate goes flying after being knocked out of his chair from behind by a bull as the inmate beside him stays seated in an effort to win the game of “Convict Poker” during the Angola Prison Rodeo on Sunday, April 27, 2025. The game starts with four inmates sitting at the table before the bull is released and the last one sitting wins.
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A pair of inmates attempt to wrangle a bull using a rope tied to its horns during the Angola Prison Rodeo on Sunday, April 27, 2025.
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A contestant with The Girl's Rodeo Association races her horse around a track during the Angola Prison Rodeo on Sunday, April 27, 2025.
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A packed crowd reacts to inmates bull riding during the Angola Prison Rodeo on Sunday, April 27, 2025.
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An inmate in an inflatable bubble goes flying after being struck by a bull during the Angola Prison Rodeo on Sunday, April 27, 2025.
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Inmates nervously approach a bull during the rodeo’s final act, Guts and Glory, a competition in which a poker chip is tied tightly to a bull’s head and the inmate to grab it wins $2,000 during the Angola Prison Rodeo on Sunday, April 27, 2025.
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A rodeo worker watches the announcer jaunts around the grounds on his horse during the Angola Prison Rodeo on Sunday, April 27, 2025.
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An inmate is knocked down by a bull in a game of last man standing at during the Angola Prison Rodeo on Sunday, April 27, 2025.
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Trick Rider Dusti Dickerson rides two horses simultaneously by standing on them barefoot during the Angola Prison Rodeo on Sunday, April 27, 2025.
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Trick Rider Dusti Dickerson, riding two horses simultaneously, passes over flames while in a sprint during the Angola Prison Rodeo on Sunday, April 27, 2025.
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An inmate gets flipped by a bull during a game of last man standing during the Angola Prison Rodeo on Sunday, April 27, 2025.
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A 74-year-old inmate lays on a sled while being dragged by a horse as he holds a pitcher of Kool-Aid upright during the “Chariot Race” at Angola Prison Rodeo on Sunday, April 27, 2025. The inmate who spills the least amount of liquid wins.
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Inmates fall, a table collapses and rodeo clowns run away as a bull charges during a game of “Convict Poker” at the Angola Prison Rodeo on Sunday, April 27, 2025.
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After being struck by a charging bull, an inmate hurtles through the air during the Angola Prison Rodeo on Sunday, April 27, 2025.
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