a. the value of a function at a certain point in its domain, which is less than or equal to the values at all other points in the immediate vicinity of the point. b. the point at which a minimum occurs. adj. 4. of or being a minimum. [1655â65; < Latin, neuter of minimus smallest, least.
The Louisiana State Penitentiary (LSP, also known as Angola, and nicknamed the  Alcatraz of the South  and  The Farm ) is a maximum security prison farm in Louisiana operated by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections.
During its early years, Folsom Prison had two temporary Wardens: John McComb and Thomas Pockman. The first official Warden was Charles Aull, appointed in 1887. He served as Warden until his passing in 1899. Thomas Wilkinson replaced him as Warden. Folsom Prison was the first prison in the nation to have electric lights.