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Louisiana correctional populations of Census 2020 vintage

We recommend using these addresses only for guidance in identifying prison populations in the Census data and warn against assuming that the prisons were in fact counted at that particular location.

Facility Name Prisoners Type Address City Zip County Survey Date
Allen Correctional Center - Geo Group 1,471 Private 3751 Lauderdale Woodyard Road Kinder 70648 6/30/2012
Allen Parish Jail 35 Local 12/31/2013
Amite City Jail 12 Local 12/31/2013
Ascension Correctional Center 485 Local 12/31/2013
Assumption Parish Detention Center 64 Local 12/31/2013
Avoyelles Correctional Center 1,564 State 1630 Prison Road Cottonport 71327 Avoyelles 6/30/2012
Avoyelles Parish Bunkie - DC2 313 Local 12/31/2013
Avoyelles Parish Womens Correctional Center-DC3 204 Local 12/31/2013
Avoyelles Simmesort Correctional Center 173 Local 819 Martin Luther King Drive Simmsport 71369 Avoyelles 6/30/2012
Avoyelles Simmesport Correctional Center-DC4 247 Local 12/31/2013
B. B. Rayburn Correctional Center 1,156 State 27268 Highway 21 Angie 70426 Washington 6/30/2012
Basile City Jail 3 Local 12/31/2013
Bayou Dorcheat Correction Center & Webster Parish Jail 424 Local 12/31/2013
Bienville Parish Jail 47 Local 12/31/2013
Bogalusa City Jail 26 Local 12/31/2013
Bossier City Jail 52 Local 12/31/2013
Bossier Parish Maximum Security Facility 225 Local 12/31/2013
Bossier Parish Minimum Security 223 Local 12/31/2013
Bossier Parish Work Release Facility 94 Local 12/31/2013
Bossier Sheriff Correctional Facility 577 Local 12/31/2013
Bossier Twp 100 Local 204 Burt Blvd. Benton 71006 Bossier 6/30/2012
C. Paul Phelps Correctional Center 939 State 14925 Highway 27 Dequincy 70633 6/30/2012
Caddo Parish Correctional Center 1,035 Local 12/31/2013
Caddo Parish Work Release Center 188 Local 12/31/2013
Caddo Twp 196 Private 501 Texas St. Room 101 Shreveport 71101 Caddo 6/30/2012
Calcasieu Parish Correctional Center 533 Local 12/31/2013
Calcasieu Sheriff's Prison 664 Local 12/31/2013
Caldwell Parish Detention Center Lcs 248 Private 701 Hwy. 845 Greyson 71435 Caldwell 6/30/2012
Caldwell Parish Jail 45 Local 12/31/2013
Cameron Parish Jail 18 Local 12/31/2013
Catahoula Corr. Ctr. 745 Local 12/31/2013
Catahoula Correctional Center - Lasalle 458 Private 499 Old Columbia Road Harrisonburg 71340 Catahoula 6/30/2012
Catahoula Parish Jail 20 Local 12/31/2013
CInc Men (St. Martin Deporres) 156 Local 1101 Canvasback Street Lake Charles 70615 Calcasieu 6/30/2012
CInc Women (Cedarwood) 34 Local 1101 Canvasback Street Lake Charles 70615 Calcasieu 6/30/2012
City of Faith Monroe - Federal 45 Private 1408 Jackson Street Monroe 71202 Ouachita 6/30/2012
City of Faith Monroe - State (Twp) 105 Private 1814 Jackson Street Monroe 71202 Ouachita 6/30/2012
Claiborne Parish Detention Center 567 Local 12/31/2013
Claiborne Parish Detention Center - Lasalle 501 Private 1415 Hwy 520 Homer 71040 Claiborne 6/30/2012
Concordia Parish Jail 35 Local 12/31/2013
Concordia Parish River Correctional Facility 600 Local 12/31/2013
David Wade Correctional Center 1,070 State 670 Bell Hill Road Homer 71040 Claiborne 6/30/2012
De Quincy City Jail 10 Local 12/31/2013
De Soto Parish Detention Center 118 Local 12/31/2013
Dixon Correctional Institute 1,600 State 5568 Highway 68 Jackson 70748 6/30/2012
East Baton Rouge Prison 1,650 Local 12/31/2013
East Baton Rouge Twp 238 Private 2867 General Issac Smith Avenue Baton Rouge 70807 East Baton Rouge 6/30/2012
East Feliciana Contract Twp 73 Private 12306 Haynes Street Clinton 70722 East Feliciana 6/30/2012
Ecumenical House 35 Private 6753 Cezanne Avenue Baton Rouge 70806 East Baton Rouge 6/30/2012
Elayn Hunt Correctional Center 2,108 State 6925 Highway 74 St. Gabriel 70776 Iberville 6/30/2012
Eunice City Jail 50 Local 12/31/2013
Franklin Parish Detention Center 796 Local 12/31/2013
Grant Parish Jail 95 Local 12/31/2013
Hammond City Jail 16 Local 12/31/2013
Iberia Parish Jail 520 Local 12/31/2013
Iberia Twp 156 Private 3701 Broken Arrow Road New Iberia 70772 Iberville 6/30/2012
Iberville Parish Jail 98 Local 12/31/2013
J. Levy Dababie Correctional Center 314 State 1453 15Th Street Pineville 71360 Rapides 6/30/2012
Jackson Parish Correctional Center - Lasalle 982 Private 327 Industrial Dr. Jonesboro 71251 Jackson 6/30/2012
Jackson Parish Correctional Facility 1,030 Local 12/31/2013
Jefferson Davis Parish Jail 63 Local 12/31/2013
Jefferson Parish Jail 945 Local 12/31/2013
Jennings City Jail 10 Local 12/31/2013
La Salle Parish Jail 16 Local 12/31/2013
Lafayette Parish Correctional Center 825 Local 12/31/2013
Lasalle Correctional Center - Lasalle 717 Private 15976 Highway 165 Olla 71465 6/30/2012
Leesville City Jail 18 Local 12/31/2013
Lincoln Parish Det. Ctr. 193 Local 12/31/2013
Livingston Parish Detention Center 544 Local 12/31/2013
Louisiana Correctional Institution For Women 1,087 State 7205 Highway 74 St. Gabriel 70776 Iberville 6/30/2012
Louisiana State Penitentiary 5,296 State 17544 Tunica Trace Angola 70712 West Feliciana 6/30/2012
Madison (Louisiana Transition Center For Women) 533 Local 1005 West Green Street Tallulah 71282 Madison 6/30/2012
Madison Parish Jail 34 Local 12/31/2013
Mamou City Jail 6 Local 12/31/2013
Marksville Detention Center-DC1 438 Local 12/31/2013
Morehouse Parish Det. Ctr. 264 Local 12/31/2013
Morehouse Parish Jail/Annex 163 Local 12/31/2013
Morgan City Jail 71 Local 12/31/2013
Natchitoches Det. Ctr. 480 Local 12/31/2013
Nelson Coleman Correctional Center 472 Local 12/31/2013
Oakdale City Jail 10 Local 12/31/2013
Oakdale FCI 1,725 Federal 1507 East Whatley Road Oakdale 71463 6/30/2012
Oakdale I FCI 971 Federal 1507 East Whatley Road Oakdale 71463 4/2/2020
Oakdale Ii FCI 760 Federal 2105 East Whatley Road Oakdale 71463 4/2/2020
Oakdale Ii FCI-Camp 140 Federal 2105 East Whatley Road Oakdale 71463 4/2/2020
Opelousas City Jail 22 Local 12/31/2013
Orleans Parish Prison 2,468 Local 12/31/2013
Orleans Parish Prison Twp 122 Local 225 South Broad Street New Orleans 70119 Orleans 6/30/2012
Ouachita Parish Corr. Center 1,050 Local 12/31/2013
Ouachita Parish Transitional Work Program 171 Local 12/31/2013
Parish Prison Maximum Security 14 Local 12/31/2013
Patterson City Jail 22 Local 12/31/2013
Pine Prairie Detention Center - Lcs 379 Private 1133 Hampton Dupre Road Pine Prairie 70576 Evangeline 6/30/2012
Pointe Coupee Parish Det. Ctr. 150 Local 12/31/2013
Pointe Coupee Parish Twp 55 Private 10933 Cajun Ii Road, Hwy 981 New Roads 70760 Pointe Coupee 6/30/2012
Pollock Camp 270 Federal 1000 Airbase Road Pollock 71467 Grant 6/30/2012
Pollock Med FCI 1,640 Federal 1000 Airbase Road Pollock 71467 Grant 6/30/2012
Pollock Med FCI 1,455 Federal 1000 Airbase Road Pollock 71467 Grant 4/2/2020
Pollock USP 1,290 Federal 1000 Airbase Road Pollock 71467 Grant 6/30/2012
Pollock USP 1,145 Federal 1000 Airbase Road Pollock 71467 Grant 4/2/2020
Pollock-Camp 155 Federal 1000 Airbase Road Pollock 71467 Grant 4/2/2020
Rayne City Jail 12 Local 12/31/2013
Red River Parish Jail 49 Local 12/31/2013
Richland Parish Det. Ctr. 727 Local 12/31/2013
Richwood Correctional Center 1,088 Local 12/31/2013
Richwood Correctional Center - Lasalle 990 Private 180 Pine Bayou Circle Richwood 71202 Ouachita 6/30/2012
River Correctional Center - Lasalle 602 Private 26362 Highway 15 Ferriday 71334 Concordia 6/30/2012
Sabine Parish Detention Center 113 Local 12/31/2013
Sabine Parish Women's Jail 16 Local 12/31/2013
Shreveport City Jail 125 Local 12/31/2013
Slidell City Jail 23 Local 12/31/2013
St. Benard Parish Prison 283 Local 12/31/2013
St. Helena Parish Jail 56 Local 12/31/2013
St. James Parish Jail 74 Local 12/31/2013
St. John Parish Corr. Ctr. 206 Local 12/31/2013
St. Landry Parish Jail 230 Local 12/31/2013
St. Martin Parish Corr. Ctr. Jail 1 261 Local 12/31/2013
St. Mary Parish Law Enf. Ctr. 320 Local 12/31/2013
St. Tammany Contract Twp 67 Private 141 Production Dr Slidell 70459 St Tammany 6/30/2012
St. Tammany Inhouse Twp 26 Local 141 Production Dr Slidell 70459 St Tammany 6/30/2012
St. Tammany Northshore Twp 208 Local 141 Production Dr Slidell 70459 St Tammany 6/30/2012
St. Tammany Parish Jail 1,012 Local 12/31/2013
St. Tammany Twp Trustees For St. Tammany So 26 Local 1101 Champagne Street Slidell 70459 St Tammany 6/30/2012
State Police Inmate Barracks 157 State 1400 W. Irene Road Zachary 70791 East Baton Rouge 6/30/2012
Sulphur City Jail 13 Local 12/31/2013
Terrebonne Parish Jail 635 Local 12/31/2013
Union Parish Det. Ctr. 330 Local 12/31/2013
Vermillion Parish Law Enf. Ctr. 142 Local 12/31/2013
Vernon Parish Corr. Fac. 220 Local 12/31/2013
Washington Parish Jail 160 Local 12/31/2013
Welsh City Jail 4 Local 12/31/2013
West Baton Rouge Contract Twp 181 Private 1155 Northwest Drive Port Allen 70767 West Baton Rouge 6/30/2012
West Baton Rouge Parish Jail 238 Local 12/31/2013
West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Twp 56 Local 1155 Northwest Drive Port Allen 70767 West Baton Rouge 6/30/2012
West Baton Rouge Work Release 244 Local 12/31/2013
West Carroll Detention Center - Emerald 453 Private 180 Capital Bank Drive Epps 71237 6/30/2012
West Carroll Parish Jail 24 Local 12/31/2013
West Feliciana Contract Twp 59 Private 9943 West Feliciana Parkway St. Francisville 70775 West Feliciana 6/30/2012
West Feliciana Parish Jail 33 Local 12/31/2013
West Feliciana Twp 143 Private 9943 West Feliciana Parkway St. Francisville 70775 West Feliciana 6/30/2012
West Monroe Corr. Ctr. 20 Local 12/31/2013
Winn Correctional Center - CCA 1,474 Private 180 Cca Blvd. Atlanta 71483 Winn 6/30/2012
Winn Parish Jail 46 Local 12/31/2013

This table draws data from four sources:

  • Federal prisons on April 2, 2020: The Prison Policy Initiative downloaded the weekly population list from the Bureau of Prisons for that date.
  • State and federal correctional facilities on June 30, 2012 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities, 2012. ICPSR37294-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2020-02-06. doi:10.3886/ICPSR37294.v1. County data retrieved from postal service database.
  • Local jails' average daily populations from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of Jail Facilities, 2013. ICPSR36128-V4. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2018-04-25. doi:10.3886/ICPSR36128.v4
  • Jails in Indian Country populations on June 30, 2016 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country, 2016. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2018-05-23. doi:10.3886/ICPSR37006.v1

Military prisons and state halfway houses are not included in the above table as we were not able to locate an appropriate national database of these types of facilities. Juvenile facilities are not included in the above because the Census Bureau counts these facilities separately from the adult correctional institutions that are the focus of our work. Where necessary, state-specific sources will be more useful for identifying juvenile facilities.

We do, however, have a list (without population information) of all federal halfway houses as of April 2, 2020 [XLSX].

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