World Prisons

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Louisiana State Penitentiary

United States · Angola

Maximum

Type

State prison

Capacity

6,312

Held

6,073

Under capacity (96%)Low

Louisiana Transitional Center for Women

United States

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Louis Tobin Attention Center

United States · Lisbon

Juvenile

Type

County jail

Capacity

20

Held

—

Louisville Metro Corrections

United States · Louisville

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Louisville Metro Department Of Corrections

United States · Louisville

Maximum

Type

Local jail

Capacity

1,353

Held

1,672

Overcrowded (124%)Low

Louisville Metro Youth Detention Center

United States · Louisville

Juvenile

Type

Local jail

Capacity

—

Held

—

Love County Jail

United States · Marietta

Type

County jail

Capacity

—

Held

—

Love County Jail and Sheriff's Residence

United States

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Lovelock Correctional Center

United States · Lovelock

Close

Type

State prison

Capacity

1,680

Held

1,681

Overcrowded (100%)

Lowell Annex

United States · Ocala

Maximum

Type

State prison

Capacity

1,500

Held

1,262

Under capacity (84%)Low

Lowell Correctional Institution

United States · Ocala

Close

Type

State prison

Capacity

1,456

Held

924

Under capacity (63%)

Lowell Correction Institution

United States · Ocala

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Lowell Work Camp

United States · Ocala

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

336

Lower Brule Detention Center

United States

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Lower Buckeye Jail

United States · Phoenix

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Lower Eastern Shore Children'S Center

United States · Salisbury

Juvenile

Type

State prison

Capacity

24

Held

18

Under capacity (75%)Low

Lowndes County Adult Detention Center

United States · Columbus

Maximum

Type

County jail

Capacity

288

Held

—

Lowndes County Detention Facility

United States · Hayneville

Type

County jail

Capacity

119

Held

—

Lowndes County Jail

United States · Valdosta

Maximum

Type

County jail

Capacity

—

Held

584

Lowndes County Juvenile Detention Center

United States · Columbus

Juvenile

Type

County jail

Capacity

25

Held

14

Under capacity (56%)Low

Loxahatchee Road Prison

United States · West Palm Beach

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

92

Loxley Community Based Facility / Community Work Center

United States · Loxley

Minimum

Type

State prison

Capacity

562

Held

356

Under capacity (63%)Low

Loysville Youth Development Center

United States · Loysville

Juvenile

Type

State prison

Capacity

108

Held

96

Under capacity (89%)Low

L. Robert Rivarde Memorial Home

United States · Harvey

Juvenile

Type

County jail

Capacity

52

Held

—

Lt. Sherman Walker Correctional Facility

United States · Laplace

Type

County jail

Capacity

332

Held

195

Under capacity (59%)Low

Lubbock County Detention Center

United States · Lubbock

Type

County jail

Capacity

1,465

Held

1,271

Under capacity (87%)

Lubbock County Juvenile Justice Center

United States · Lubbock

Juvenile

Type

County jail

Capacity

49

Held

—

Lubbock County Residential Treatment Center

United States · Lubbock

Type

County jail

Capacity

164

Held

—

Lubbock County Sheriff's Department

United States · Lubbock

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Lucas County Correctional Treatment Facility

United States · Toledo

Minimum

Type

State prison

Capacity

140

Held

—