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Jackson Parish Correctional Center
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Jackson Parish Correctional Center is a county jail located in Jackson County, Louisiana. Rated capacity: 1,252. Reported population: 1,248. Security level: Medium. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Capacity
1,252
Current population
1,248
Occupancy
100%
Year opened
—
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 7 Jul 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
male
Opened
—
Region
Louisiana
Security level
Medium
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
conditions of confinement at the Orleans Parish Prison ("OPP"). On February 12, 2008, we . notified you of our intent to conduct an investigation of conditions at OPP pursuant to the Civil and mental health care, and sanitation. 1 We interviewed administrative staff, security staff, medical and mental health staff, facilities management staff, training staff, and inmates.
Visiting
during, and after our visits, we reviewed an extensive number of documents, including policies Office at the close of each of our site visits. on-site visit, and our medical health care expert was the only expert who accompanied us on the November on-site visit.
Mailing
In keeping with our pledge of transparency and to provide technical assistance where appropriate,
Practical info
and mental health care, and sanitation. 1 We interviewed administrative staff, security staff, medical and mental health staff, facilities management staff, training staff, and inmates. Before, known deficiencies at OPP. We hope to be able to work cooperatively to such a resolution.
Known issues
[doj-cripa 2009-01-01 — Orleans Parish Prisons (Louisiana)] findings of the Civil Rights Division's investigation of Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act ("CRIPA"), 42 U.S.C. § 1997. As we noted, CRIPA that violates the constitutional rights of inmates in adult detention and correctional facilities. and mental health care, and sanitation.
Documented human-rights cases
- Orleans Parish Prisons (Louisiana)2009-01-01 · Eighth Amendment / Fourteenth Amendment (US Constitution) â CRIPA · violation
Orleans Parish Prisons (Louisi
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 0/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 5/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Substantial documented known-issues record
This facility scores 5. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 3 points above national average.
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Compared to other facilities in United States
7436 peersData completeness
100%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
- List of immigrant detention sites in the United States — Wikipedia
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries — US Department of Homeland Security â HIFLD Open Data
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- USGS National Map structures — U.S. Geological Survey
- List of immigrant detention sites in the United States — Wikipedia — Wikipedia / U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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World Prisons. (2026). Jackson Parish Correctional Center. Retrieved October 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jackson-parish-correctional-center
"Jackson Parish Correctional Center." World Prisons. Accessed October 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/jackson-parish-correctional-center.
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