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.
Leavenworth and the word prison have been made synonymous through the power of the silver screen throughout the years. Leavenworth and Fort Leavenworth have four prisons located in the area.he first cell house opened in 1906, and USP was completed in the mid-1920's. The walls are 40 feet high and 40 feet below ground. This prison was the largest maximum-security prison in the United States until 2005 when it was downgraded to medium security housing 1,831 inmates.