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Fci Oakdale I
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Fci Oakdale I is a federal prison located in Allen County, Louisiana. Rated capacity: 1,148. Reported population: 1,015. Security level: Minimum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Background
The Federal Correctional Complex, Oakdale (FCC Oakdale) is a United States federal prison complex for male inmates in Louisiana. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice, and consists of two main facilities: The Federal Correctional Institution, Oakdale (FCI Oakdale): houses low-security male inmates. The Federal Detention Center, Oakdale (FDC Oakdale): an administrative facility housing male pre-trial and holdover inmates. An adjacent satellite prison camp houses minimum-security male inmates. FCC Oakdale is located in central Louisiana, 35 miles (56 km) south of Alexandria and 58 miles (93 km) north of Lake Charles.
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Capacity
1,148
Current population
1,015
Occupancy
88%
Year opened
1990
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Federal Bureau of PrisonsPopulation held
male
Opened
1990
Region
Louisiana
Security level
Minimum
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
Visiting days and hours are set by the Warden and vary by housing unit; consult the facility's official visiting regulations for the current schedule. All visitors must be on the inmate's approved visitor list (submitted on BOP form BP-A0629) and present government-issued photo ID. Dress-code and contraband restrictions apply — review the visiting regulations before arriving. Call 318-335-4070 to confirm hours before your visit. Full regulations: https://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/oak/
Mailing
Address mail to: [Inmate Name & Register Number], FCI Oakdale I, P.O. BOX 5000, Oakdale, LA 71463. No cash, staples, or metal fasteners. Books must be sent directly from a publisher or approved retailer. Photos must not be Polaroid and may not exceed limits set by policy. Money orders payable to the inmate's name and register number; or use Western Union QuickCollect to the BOP Trust Fund. TRULINCS (CorrLinks) provides email where the inmate has subscribed.
Practical info
Inmate funds via Western Union QuickCollect to the BOP Trust Fund (receiver: inmate name, prisoner ID, BOP Trust Fund). Email service via CorrLinks where the inmate has subscribed.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 0/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 0/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
This facility scores 0. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 2 points below national average.
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Compared to other facilities in United States
7436 peersData completeness
90%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries
- HIFLD dataset query
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries — US Department of Homeland Security â HIFLD Open Data
- US Federal Bureau of Prisons â locations directory — US Department of Justice
- Wikidata (Q5440191)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Fci Oakdale I. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fci-oakdale-i
"Fci Oakdale I." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fci-oakdale-i.
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