A bull rams inmates seated at a card table in the Convict Poker event at the Angola Prison Rodeo in Angola, La., Saturday, April 26, 2014. Those competing in the rodeo have to pass a physical to be deemed strong and healthy enough, and thousands of others work year-round making arts and crafts to sell at the event, according to the prison's athletic director. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)

Prisoners hold hands and pray inside the ring before the start of the Angola Prison Rodeo in Angola, La., Saturday, April 26, 2014. Only the prison's most well-behaved inmates get to participate, according to the maximum-security prison's athletic director. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)

Inmates ride a horse in the Buddy Pick-Up event at the Angola Prison Rodeo in Angola, La., Saturday, April 26, 2014. Louisiana's most violent criminals, many serving life sentences for murder, are the stars of the nation's longest-running prison rodeo. In a half-century, the event has grown from a small event for prisoners into a big business that draws thousands of spectators. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)

A person walks behind a fence past prisoner participants in the Angola Prison Rodeo in Angola, La., Saturday, April 26, 2014. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)

A guard takes tickets as people enter the Angola Prison Rodeo in Angola, La., Saturday, April 26, 2014. In a half-century, the event has grown from a small event for prisoners into a big business that draws thousands of spectators to the Louisiana State Penitentiary. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)

A boy with a painted face rides on a merry-go-round at the Angola Prison Rodeo in Angola, La., Saturday, April 26, 2014. The rodeo got its start in 1965 at a small arena built by a handful of inmates and prison personnel, but it wasn't until 1967 that the rodeo opened to the public. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)

Miss Rodeo Louisiana Hannah Bergeron walks past the inmate section at the Angola Prison Rodeo in Angola, La., Saturday, April 26, 2014. In a half-century, the event has grown from a small event for prisoners into a big business that draws thousands of spectators to the Louisiana State Penitentiary. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)

An inmate prepares prison rodeo clothes for participants at the Angola Prison Rodeo in Angola, La., Saturday, April 26, 2014. Only the prison's most well-behaved inmates get to participate, says Gary Frank, an award-winning power lifter and former professional football player who serves as the maximum-security prison's athletic director. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)

A prison guard, with keys dangling from his belt, stands guard at a locked gate at the arena for the Angola Prison Rodeo in Angola, La., Saturday, April 26, 2014. In a half-century, the event has grown from a small event for prisoners into a big business that draws thousands of spectators to the Louisiana State Penitentiary. Proceeds go into the prison's Inmate Welfare Fund, which helps pay for inmate education and recreational supplies. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)

A bull rears above a prisoner as he and others try to snatch a poker chip tied to its head in the Guts & Glory event at the Angola Prison Rodeo in Angola, La., Saturday, April 26, 2014. Louisiana's most violent criminals, many serving life sentences for murder, are the stars of the nation's longest-running prison rodeo. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)

Children participate in a comedy event without animals at the Angola Prison Rodeo in Angola, La., Saturday, April 26, 2014. In a half-century, the event has grown from a small event for prisoners into a big business that draws thousands of spectators to the Louisiana State Penitentiary. (Photo by Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)