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The Jail System

Louisiana has 87 jails in 64 parishes. The jail population in 2022 was 30,576.

The Prison System

As of December 31, 2022, the number of prisoners under the jurisdiction of Louisiana correctional authorities was 27,296 located in 8 state prisons and held in custody of private prisons or local jails. State operated facilities had a budget of $703,751,290.

The Community Corrections System

As of December 31, 2022, Louisiana community corrections population was 26,790 under probation and 18,960 under parole.

Methodology

The National Institute of Corrections depends on publicly available information to provide the information on this page.

The statistics for budgets, employee positions, and state prison facilities data come from state departments of corrections, other state reports and state agencies. If data is missing for a state, then we were unable to find that information.

The data on prison population and incarcerate rate come from the Prisoners in 2022 report released by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). The report includes the count of prisoners in the unified systems of Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Vermont.  

Violent and property crime rates are provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigations.  

The number of counties per state comes from the United States Census Bureau.    

Rates (Per 100K)

Incarceration Rate
596
Violent Crime Rate
628
Property Crime Rate
2,748
Probationers
738
Parolees
538

Populations

Prison Population
27,296
Jail Population
30,576
Parole Population
18,960
Probation Population
26,790

Facilities

Number of State Prison Facilities
8 facilities
Number of Jail Facilities
87

Prisons

Cost Per Inmate
$ 25,032
Employee Positions
4,482
Prison Budget
$703,751,290