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.
The Angola Museum, operated by the nonprofit Louisiana State Penitentiary Museum Foundation, is the on-site prison museum. Visitors are charged no admission, but may make a donation if they wish. The museum is located outside of the prison's main gate, in a former bank building.