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Background

Orleans Parish Prison is the city jail for New Orleans, Louisiana. First opened in 1837, it is operated by the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office. Most of the prisoners—1,300 of the 1,500 or so as of June 2016—are awaiting trial. In May 2013, Orleans Parish Prison ranked as one of the ten worst prisons in the United States, based on reporting in Mother Jones magazine.

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Capacity

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1989

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 28 May 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1989

Region

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Security level

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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

Contact & address

824 South Dupre Street
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Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

5/100
Low concern5/100
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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56%

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BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-orleans-parish-prison,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Orleans Parish Prison},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/orleans-parish-prison},
  urldate = {2026-10-27}
}