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Louisiana Jails & Prisons
Every jail, prison and detention facility in Louisiana — addresses, phone numbers, visiting rules, and the official inmate search for each one.
Louisiana has 8 state prisons operated by Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, plus 108 county and local jails. This directory lists 14 because it still carries institutions the agency is closing. How we count.
- ArrestedTaken to the county jail for the county where the arrest happened — not where they live.
- County jailHeld here while the case runs. 108 local jail facilities in Louisiana. Bail is set and posted here.
- Court and sentencingMost people leave from here. Only a sentence to state time moves someone into the prison system.
- Released, fined, or a county sentence — the path ends here for most people
- Reception centreWeeks, not days. They are scored, assessed and assigned. Expect little contact during this stage — this is the part families are least warned about.
- InstitutionPlaced at one of 8 institutions, at a security level set by their score — not by the worst thing the prison is allowed to hold.
- Release and supervisionThey report to a parole or probation office, which is rarely the city they were held in.
Browse Louisiana records by system.
Jails, state prisons, federal facilities, and ICE detention are run by different agencies under different rules. These groups are how we file the records — not official counts of what the state operates.
State prisons14 14 sites in this directory ·
Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections counts
8 state correctional facilities.
See why they differ.
Federal facilities7
County and city jails108
Juvenile facilities15
Community corrections and work release14
ICE detention2
Other facilities13
What do you need to do in Louisiana?
Each link goes to the agency that actually handles it. Individual facilities can still add their own rules, so confirm with the one holding the person.
If someone was just arrested in Louisiana
Finding someone
Louisiana DPSC inmate locator (VINELink)
Louisiana does not run a first-party public inmate search. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections directs people to VINELink, a victim-notification service operated by a third party, which covers Louisiana state facilities and many parish jails.
Facility directory
All Louisiana facility records.
Open a group to see its records. Type in the box to narrow the list by facility, city, or county.
State prisons in Louisiana14 records
| Facility | City | County |
|---|---|---|
| Allen Correctional Center | Kinder | Allen |
| B B Rayburn Correctional Center | Angie | Washington |
| C Paul Phelps Correctional Center | Dequincy | Beauregard |
| David Wade Correctional Center | Homer | Claiborne |
| Dixon Correctional Institute | Jackson | East Feliciana |
| Elayn Hunt Correctional Center | St.. Gabriel | Iberville |
| Forcht-Wade Correctional Center | Keithville | Caddo |
| J Levy Dabadie Correctional Center | Pineville | Rapides |
| Louisiana Correctional Institute For Women | St.. Gabriel | Iberville |
| Louisiana State Penitentiary | Angola | West Feliciana |
| Raymond Laborde Correctional Center | Cottonport | Avoyelles |
| Steve Hoyle Rehabilitation Center | Tallulah | Madison |
| Tensas / J.b. Evans Correctional Center | Newelton | Tensas |
| Winn Correctional Center | Atlanta | Winn |
Federal facilities in Louisiana7 records
| Facility | City | County |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandria Staging Facility | Alexandria | Rapides |
| FCC Oakdale | Oakdale | Allen |
| FCC Pollock | Pollock | Grant |
| FCI Oakdale I | Oakdale | Allen |
| FCI Oakdale II | Oakdale | Allen |
| FCI Pollock | Pollock | Grant |
| USP Pollock | Pollock | Grant |
County and city jails in Louisiana108 records
Juvenile facilities in Louisiana15 records
| Facility | City | County |
|---|---|---|
| Bossier Parish Juvenile Detention Center | Bossier City | Bossier |
| Bridge City Center For Youth | Bridge City | Jefferson |
| Caddo Parish Juvenile Detention Center | Shreveport | Caddo |
| Calcasieu Parish Juvenile Detention Center | Lake Charles | Calcasieu |
| Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Center | Covington | Tangipahoa |
| Green Oaks Juvenile Detention | Monroe | Ouachita |
| Jetson Center For Youth | Baker | East Baton Rouge |
| Lafayette Juvenile Detention Center | Lafayette | Lafayette |
| Lafourche Parish Juvenile Justice Facility | Thibodaux | Lafourche |
| St.. James Parish, Youth Detention Center | Saint James | St.. James |
| Swanson Center For Youth At Columbia | Columbia | Caldwell |
| Swanson Center For Youth At Monroe | Monroe | Ouachita |
| Terrebonne Parish Juvenile Justice Complex | Gray | Terrebonne |
| Ware Youth Center | Coushatta | Red River |
| Youth Study Center | New Orleans | Orleans |
Community corrections and work release in Louisiana14 records
| Facility | City | County |
|---|---|---|
| Bossier Work Release | Plain Dealing | Bossier |
| Caldwell Work Release Center | Grayson | Caldwell |
| Cedarwood Female Work Release Facility | Lake Charles | Calcasieu |
| Concordia Parish Work Release | Vidalia | Concordia |
| East Feliciana Parish Jail / Work Release | Clinton | East Feliciana |
| Iberia Parish Work Release Center | New Iberia | Iberia |
| Lafayette Community Corrections Center | Lafayette | Lafayette |
| Lafourche Work Release Center | Raceland | Lafourche |
| Natchitoches Parish Work Release Facility | Natchitoches | Natchitoches |
| Ouachita Parish Work Release Facility | Monroe | Ouachita |
| St. Martin Deporres Work Release Facility - Males | Lake Charles | Calcasieu |
| St.. Mary Parish Work Release Facility | Centerville | St.. Mary |
| St.. Tammany Parish Work Release Facility | Slidell | St.. Tammany |
| West Baton Rouge Work Release Facility | Port Allen | West Baton Rouge |
ICE detention in Louisiana2 records
| Facility | City | County |
|---|---|---|
| LaSalle ICE Processing Center | Jena | La Salle |
| Pine Prairie ICE Processing Center | Pine Prairie | Evangeline |
Other facilities in Louisiana13 records
| Facility | City | County |
|---|---|---|
| Basile City Jail | Basile | Evangeline |
| Bossier City Jail | Bossier City | Bossier |
| Hammond City Jail | Hammond | Tangipahoa |
| Kenner City Jail | Kenner | Jefferson |
| Morgan City Corrections Facility | Morgan City | St.. Mary |
| Oakdale City Jail | Oakdale | Allen |
| Rayne City Jail | Rayne | Acadia |
| Richwood Correctional Center | Richwood | Ouachita |
| Rosedale Village Jail | Rosedale | Iberville |
| Shreveport City Jail | Shreveport | Caddo |
| South La Correctional Center | Basile | Evangeline |
| West Monroe Correctional Facility | West Monroe | Ouachita |
| White Castle Town Jail | White Castle | Iberville |
Where in Louisiana?
Most people know the county or the city, not the name of the facility. Start there. Bail is set and posted at the county jail, so the county page is also where the sheriff, the custody search and the court contacts live.
64 counties in Louisiana with facility records
- Allen County 7
- Bossier County 6
- Ouachita County 6
- Calcasieu County 5
- Caldwell County 5
- Grant County 5
- Madison County 5
- Rapides County 5
- Avoyelles County 4
- Concordia County 4
- Evangeline County 4
- Iberville County 4
- Jefferson County 4
- Lafayette County 4
- Orleans County 4
- Acadia County 3
- Caddo County 3
- Claiborne County 3
- East Carroll County 3
- Lafourche County 3
- Morehouse County 3
- St. Mary County 3
- Tangipahoa County 3
- Tensas County 3
- Terrebonne County 3
- West Feliciana County 3
- Catahoula County 2
- East Baton Rouge County 2
- East Feliciana County 2
- Iberia County 2
- La Salle County 2
- Natchitoches County 2
- Plaquemines County 2
- Red River County 2
- Richland County 2
- Sabine County 2
- St. John The Baptist County 2
- St. Martin County 2
- Washington County 2
- West Baton Rouge County 2
- West Carroll County 2
- Winn County 2
- Ascension County 1
- Assumption County 1
- Beauregard County 1
- Bienville County 1
- Cameron County 1
- De Soto County 1
- Franklin County 1
- Jackson County 1
- Jefferson Davis County 1
- Lincoln County 1
- Livingston County 1
- Pointe Coupee County 1
- St. Bernard County 1
- St. Charles County 1
- St. Helena County 1
- St. James County 1
- St. Landry County 1
- St. Tammany County 1
- Union County 1
- Vermilion County 1
- Vernon County 1
- Webster County 1
108 cities in Louisiana with facility records
- New Orleans 10
- Alexandria 5
- Lake Charles 5
- Oakdale 5
- Tallulah 5
- Monroe 4
- Plain Dealing 4
- Pollock 4
- Grayson 3
- Homer 3
- Lafayette 3
- Lake Providence 3
- Shreveport 3
- Basile 2
- Bastrop 2
- Bossier City 2
- Centerville 2
- Columbia 2
- Cottonport 2
- Coushatta 2
- Covington 2
- Crowley 2
- Ferriday 2
- Harrisonburg 2
- Houma 2
- Laplace 2
- Leesville 2
- Many 2
- Natchitoches 2
- New Iberia 2
- Port Allen 2
- Rayville 2
- St. Francisville 2
- St. Gabriel 2
- Thibodaux 2
- Vidalia 2
- Abbeville 1
- Amite 1
- Angie 1
- Angola 1
- Arcadia 1
- Atlanta 1
- Baker 1
- Baton Rouge 1
- Belle Chasse 1
- Benton 1
- Breaux Bridge 1
- Bridge City 1
- Cameron 1
- Chalmette 1
- Clinton 1
- Colfax 1
- Collinston 1
- Convent 1
- Davant 1
- Dequincy 1
- Deridder 1
- Donaldsonville 1
- Epps 1
- Evergreen 1
- Farmerville 1
- Franklinton 1
- Gray 1
- Greensburg 1
- Gretna 1
- Hammond 1
- Harvey 1
- Jackson 1
- Jena 1
- Jennings 1
- Jonesboro 1
- Keithville 1
- Kenner 1
- Killona 1
- Kinder 1
- Livingston 1
- Mansfield 1
- Marksville 1
- Minden 1
- Morgan City 1
- Napoleonville 1
- New Roads 1
- Newelton 1
- Oak Grove 1
- Oberlin 1
- Olla 1
- Opelousas 1
- Pine Prairie 1
- Pineville 1
- Plaquemine 1
- Raceland 1
- Rayne 1
- Richwood 1
- Rosedale 1
- Ruston 1
- Saint James 1
- Saint Joseph 1
- Scotlandville 1
- Scott 1
- Simmsport 1
- Slidell 1
- St Martinville 1
- Ville Platte 1
- Waterproof 1
- West Monroe 1
- White Castle 1
- Winnfield 1
- Winnsboro 1
16 closed facilities in Louisiana
These have shut. Nobody is held at any of them. They are listed because the names stay in people’s records, letters and memories long after the doors close, and because a directory that simply omits them looks broken to the person searching.
16 more, closing date not yet confirmed
- AVOYELLES BUNKIE DETENTION CENTER / JUSTICE CENTER Evergreen
- BOSSIER PARISH MINIMUM SECURITY FACILITY Plain Dealing
- C PAUL PHELPS CORRECTIONAL CENTER Dequincy
- CONCHETTA New Orleans
- FORCHT-WADE CORRECTIONAL CENTER Keithville
- HOUSE OF DETENTION New Orleans
- INTAKE PROCESSING CENTER New Orleans
- J LEVY DABADIE CORRECTIONAL CENTER Pineville
- JETSON CENTER FOR YOUTH Baker
- ORLEANS PARISH PRISON New Orleans
- ROSEDALE VILLAGE JAIL Rosedale
- ST. JAMES PARISH, YOUTH DETENTION CENTER Saint James
- ST. TAMMANY PARISH WORK RELEASE FACILITY Slidell
- TEMPLEMAN PHASE V New Orleans
- TEMPORARY JAILS (TENTS) New Orleans
- VERNON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY Leesville
Parole and probation
Louisiana parole offices — where someone reports after release, which is rarely the city they were held in.