# Prisons and Jails in Louisiana: All 135 on a Map (List + Data) | InstaMaps

> Louisiana has 135 prisons and jails (2.7% of the US), #9 by count and #12 per person. From HIFLD Prison Boundaries. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Prisons and Jails in Louisiana

Louisiana has **135 prisons and jails**: 2.7% of the US total of 4,960\. That ranks **#9 by count** and **#12 per person** (2.94 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* Louisiana has 135 prisons and jails, 2.7% of the US total of 4,960.
* That ranks #9 of 51 by count and #12 per person (2.94 per 100,000 residents).
* Texas has the most, with 449.
* By type: 8 state prisons, 100 county jails, 10 federal, 12 local jails.
* Source: HIFLD Prison Boundaries (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), final release, 2025.

#12

national rank (per capita)

135

prisons and jails

2.94

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: HIFLD Prison Boundaries (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), final release, 2025\. Each facility at the centre of its boundary, with its type (federal, state, county, local) and city. The Prison Policy Initiative counts 5,077 facilities (2026); counts differ by which kinds of facility are included.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[Louisiana: 135 rows (CSV)](/downloads/prisons-jails/louisiana.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/prisons-jails/us.csv)

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## All 135 prisons and jails in Louisiana

| #   | Name                                             | Details                     |
| --- | ------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------- |
| 1   | Acadia Parish Corrections Facility               | County · Crowley            |
| 2   | Alexandria Staging Facility                      | Federal · Alexandria        |
| 3   | Allen Correctional Center                        | State · Kinder              |
| 4   | Allen Parish Public Safety Complex               | Multi-agency · Oberlin      |
| 5   | Ascension Parish Jail                            | County · Donaldsonville     |
| 6   | Assumption Parish Detention Center               | County · Napoleonville      |
| 7   | Avoyelles Marksville Detention Center            | County · Marksville         |
| 8   | Avoyelles Simmsport Detention Center             | County · Simmsport          |
| 9   | Avoyelles Women's Correctional Center            | County · Cottonport         |
| 10  | B B Rayburn Correctional Center                  | State · Angie               |
| 11  | Basile City Jail                                 | Local · Basile              |
| 12  | Bayou Correctional Center                        | County · Tallulah           |
| 13  | Bayou Dorcheat Correctional Center               | County · Minden             |
| 14  | Beauregard Parish Jail                           | County · Deridder           |
| 15  | Belle Chasse Lockup                              | County · Belle Chasse       |
| 16  | Bienville Parish Jail                            | County · Arcadia            |
| 17  | Bossier City Jail                                | Local · Bossier City        |
| 18  | Bossier Maximum Security Facility                | County · Plain Dealing      |
| 19  | Bossier Medium Security Facility                 | County · Plain Dealing      |
| 20  | Bossier Parish Jail                              | County · Benton             |
| 21  | Bossier Transitional Work Program                | County · Plain Dealing      |
| 22  | Caddo Correctional Center                        | County · Shreveport         |
| 23  | Calcasieu Correctional Center                    | County · Lake Charles       |
| 24  | Calcasieu Sheriff's Prison                       | County · Lake Charles       |
| 25  | Caldwell Correctional Center                     | County · Grayson            |
| 26  | Caldwell Parish Detention Center                 | County · Grayson            |
| 27  | Caldwell Parish Jail                             | County · Columbia           |
| 28  | Cameron Parish Jail                              | County · Cameron            |
| 29  | Catahoula Correctional Center                    | County · Harrisonburg       |
| 30  | Catahoula Parish Jail                            | County · Harrisonburg       |
| 31  | Cedarwood Female Work Release Facility           | Local · Lake Charles        |
| 32  | Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center          | Federal · Jena              |
| 33  | Claiborne Parish Detention Center-Male           | County · Homer              |
| 34  | Concordia Parish Correctional Facility           | County · Ferriday           |
| 35  | Concordia Parish Correctional Facility II        | County · Vidalia            |
| 36  | Concordia Parish Jail                            | County · Vidalia            |
| 37  | David Wade Correctional Center                   | State · Homer               |
| 38  | Desoto Parish Detention Center                   | County · Mansfield          |
| 39  | Dixon Correctional Institute                     | State · Jackson             |
| 40  | East Baton Rouge Prison                          | County · Scotlandville      |
| 41  | East Carroll Detention Center                    | County · Lake Providence    |
| 42  | East Feliciana Parish Jail / Work Release        | County · Clinton            |
| 43  | Elayn Hunt Correctional Center                   | State · St. Gabriel         |
| 44  | Evangeline Parish Jail                           | County · Ville Platte       |
| 45  | FCI Oakdale I                                    | Federal · Oakdale           |
| 46  | FCI Oakdale II                                   | Federal · Oakdale           |
| 47  | FCI Oakdale II Camp                              | Federal · Oakdale           |
| 48  | FCI Pollock                                      | Federal · Pollock           |
| 49  | Franklin Parish Detention Center                 | County · Winnsboro          |
| 50  | Grant Parish Detention Center                    | County · Colfax             |
| 51  | Hammond City Jail                                | Local · Hammond             |
| 52  | Iberia Parish Criminal Justice Facility          | County · New Iberia         |
| 53  | Iberia Parish Work Release Center                | County · New Iberia         |
| 54  | Iberville Parish Jail                            | County · Plaquemine         |
| 55  | Jackson Parish Correctional Center               | Multi-agency · Jonesboro    |
| 56  | Jefferson Davis Parish Jail                      | County · Jennings           |
| 57  | Jefferson Parish Correctional Center             | County · Gretna             |
| 58  | Kenner City Jail                                 | Local · Kenner              |
| 59  | Lafayette Community Corrections Center           | County · Lafayette          |
| 60  | Lafayette Parish Correctional Center             | County · Lafayette          |
| 61  | Lafayette Transitional Work Program              | County · Scott              |
| 62  | Lafourche Parish Detention Center                | County · Thibodaux          |
| 63  | Lafourche Work Release Center                    | County · Raceland           |
| 64  | Lasalle Correctional Center                      | County · Olla               |
| 65  | Lincoln Parish Detention Center                  | County · Ruston             |
| 66  | Livingston Parish Detention Center               | County · Livingston         |
| 67  | Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women       | State · Baker               |
| 68  | Louisiana State Penitentiary                     | State · Angola              |
| 69  | Lt. Sherman Walker Correctional Facility         | County · Laplace            |
| 70  | Madison Parish Correctional Center               | County · Tallulah           |
| 71  | Madison Parish Dentention Center                 | County · Tallulah           |
| 72  | Madison Parish Jail                              | County · Tallulah           |
| 73  | Madison Parish La Transitional Center for Women  | County · Tallulah           |
| 74  | Morehouse Parish Annex                           | County · Bastrop            |
| 75  | Morehouse Parish Detention Center                | County · Collinston         |
| 76  | Morehouse Parish Jail                            | County · Bastrop            |
| 77  | Morgan City Corrections Facility                 | Local · Morgan City         |
| 78  | Natchitoches Parish Detention Center             | County · Natchitoches       |
| 79  | Natchitoches Parish Work Release Facility        | County · Natchitoches       |
| 80  | Nelson Coleman Correctional Center               | County · Killona            |
| 81  | Oakdale City Jail                                | Local · Oakdale             |
| 82  | Orleans Justice Center                           | County · New Orleans        |
| 83  | Ouachita Parish Correctional Center              | County · Monroe             |
| 84  | Ouachita Parish Work Release Facility            | County · Monroe             |
| 85  | Pine Prairie ICE Processing Center               | Multi-agency · Pine Prairie |
| 86  | Plaquemines Parish Detention Center              | County · Davant             |
| 87  | Pointe Coupee Parish Detention Center            | County · New Roads          |
| 88  | Rapides Parish Detention Center I                | County · Alexandria         |
| 89  | Rapides Parish Detention Center II               | County · Alexandria         |
| 90  | Rapides Parish Detention Center III              | County · Alexandria         |
| 91  | Rapides Parish Transitional Work Program         | County · Alexandria         |
| 92  | Raymond Laborde Correctional Center              | State · Cottonport          |
| 93  | Rayne City Jail                                  | Local · Rayne               |
| 94  | Red River Parish Jail                            | County · Coushatta          |
| 95  | Richland Parish Detention Center-Unit I          | County · Rayville           |
| 96  | Richland Parish Detention Center-Unit II         | County · Rayville           |
| 97  | Richwood Correctional Center                     | Multi-agency · Richwood     |
| 98  | River Correctional Center                        | Federal · Ferriday          |
| 99  | Riverbend Detention Center (female)              | County · Lake Providence    |
| 100 | Riverbend Detention Center (male)                | County · Lake Providence    |
| 101 | Sabine Parish Detention Center                   | County · Many               |
| 102 | Sabine Parish Women's Jail                       | County · Many               |
| 103 | Shreveport City Jail                             | Local · Shreveport          |
| 104 | South Louisiana ICE Processing Center            | Federal · Basile            |
| 105 | St Martin Deporres Work Release Facility - Males | Local · Lake Charles        |
| 106 | St. Bernard Parish Prison                        | County · Chalmette          |
| 107 | St. Helena Parish Jail                           | County · Greensburg         |
| 108 | St. James Parish Detention Center                | County · Convent            |
| 109 | St. John the Baptist Parish Jail / Sheriff       | County · Laplace            |
| 110 | St. Landry Parish Jail                           | County · Opelousas          |
| 111 | St. Martin Parish Correctional (sub-Station)     | County · Breaux Bridge      |
| 112 | St. Martin Parish Correctional Center I          | County · St Martinville     |
| 113 | St. Mary Law Enforcement Center                  | County · Centerville        |
| 114 | St. Tammany Parish Jail                          | County · Covington          |
| 115 | Tangipahoa Parish Prison                         | County · Amite              |
| 116 | Tensas Parish Detention Center                   | County · Waterproof         |
| 117 | Terrebonne Criminal Justice Complex              | County · Houma              |
| 118 | Terrebonne Parish Annex Jail                     | County · Houma              |
| 119 | Transitional Workforce Center                    | County · New Orleans        |
| 120 | Union Parish Detention Center                    | County · Farmerville        |
| 121 | USP Pollock                                      | Federal · Pollock           |
| 122 | USP Pollock Camp                                 | Federal · Pollock           |
| 123 | Vermilion Parish Jail                            | County · Abbeville          |
| 124 | Vernon Parish Jail                               | County · Leesville          |
| 125 | Washington Parish Jail                           | County · Franklinton        |
| 126 | West Baton Rouge Parish Detention Center         | County · Port Allen         |
| 127 | West Baton Rouge Work Release Facility           | County · Port Allen         |
| 128 | West Carroll Detention Center                    | County · Epps               |
| 129 | West Carroll Parish Jail                         | County · Oak Grove          |
| 130 | West Feliciana Parish Detention Center           | County · St. Francisville   |
| 131 | West Feliciana Parish Transitional Work Program  | County · St. Francisville   |
| 132 | West Monroe Correctional Facility                | Local · West Monroe         |
| 133 | White Castle Town Jail                           | Local · White Castle        |
| 134 | Winn Correctional Center                         | Multi-agency · Winnfield    |
| 135 | Winn Parish Detention Center                     | County · Winnfield          |

Names as the source gives them. Coordinates for every one are in the CSV.

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