World Prisons

Prisons

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Lorrie Yeager Jr. Juvenile Center

United States · Parkersburg

Juvenile

Type

State prison

Capacity

24

Held

23

Under capacity (96%)Low

Los Alamos Police Department Detention Center

United States · Los Alamos

Type

County jail

Capacity

32

Held

20

Under capacity (63%)Low

Louisiana State Penitentiary

United States · Angola

Maximum

Type

State prison

Capacity

6,312

Held

6,073

Under capacity (96%)Low

Louisville Metro Department Of Corrections

United States · Louisville

Maximum

Type

Local jail

Capacity

1,353

Held

1,672

Overcrowded (124%)Low

Lowell Annex

United States · Ocala

Maximum

Type

State prison

Capacity

1,500

Held

1,262

Under capacity (84%)Low

Lower Eastern Shore Children'S Center

United States · Salisbury

Juvenile

Type

State prison

Capacity

24

Held

18

Under capacity (75%)Low

Lowndes County Juvenile Detention Center

United States · Columbus

Juvenile

Type

County jail

Capacity

25

Held

14

Under capacity (56%)Low

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

Lt. Sherman Walker Correctional Facility

United States · Laplace

Type

County jail

Capacity

332

Held

195

Under capacity (59%)Low

Lucas County Youth Treatment Center

United States · Toledo

Juvenile

Type

County jail

Capacity

44

Held

17

Under capacity (39%)Low

Luna County Detention Center

United States · Deming

Type

County jail

Capacity

385

Held

304

Under capacity (79%)Low

Lunenburg Correctional Center

United States · Victoria

Medium

Type

Medium Security

Capacity

1,152

Held

975

Under capacity (85%)Low

Luther Prison And Trusty Camp

United States · Navasota

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

1,316

Held

1,293

Under capacity (98%)Low

Luzerne County Correctional Facility

United States · Wilkes-Barre

Type

County jail

Capacity

778

Held

596

Under capacity (77%)Low

Lychner State Jail

United States · Humble

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

2,276

Held

1,756

Under capacity (77%)Low

Lycoming County Pre-Release Center

United States · Montoursville

Minimum

Type

County jail

Capacity

137

Held

137

Overcrowded (100%)Low

Lynaugh Prison

United States · Fort Stockton

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

1,416

Held

1,134

Under capacity (80%)Low

Lynn County Law Enforcement Center

United States · Tahoka

Type

County jail

Capacity

54

Held

26

Under capacity (48%)Low

Lyon County Jail

United States · Emporia

Type

County jail

Capacity

163

Held

8

Under capacity (5%)Low

Mackinac County Jail

United States · Saint Ignace

Type

County jail

Capacity

28

Held

24

Under capacity (86%)Low

Macomb County Jail

United States · Mount Clemens

Medium

Type

County jail

Capacity

1,238

Held

1,148

Under capacity (93%)Low

Macomb County Juvenile Justice Center

United States · Mount Clemens

Juvenile

Type

County jail

Capacity

140

Held

87

Under capacity (62%)Low

Macon County Jail

United States · Oglethorpe

Maximum

Type

County jail

Capacity

425

Held

329

Under capacity (77%)Low

Macon Regional Youth Detention Center

United States · Macon

Juvenile

Type

State prison

Capacity

64

Held

8

Under capacity (13%)Low

Macon Youth Development Campus

United States · Macon

Juvenile

Type

State prison

Capacity

150

Held

29

Under capacity (19%)Low

Madison County Criminal Justice Complex

United States · Jackson

Type

County jail

Capacity

304

Held

340

Overcrowded (112%)Low

Madison County Detention Facility

United States · Huntsville

Maximum

Type

County jail

Capacity

921

Held

900

Under capacity (98%)Low

Madison County Jail Annex

United States · Jackson

Type

County jail

Capacity

64

Held

47

Under capacity (73%)Low

Madison County Jail / Sheriff

United States · Huntsville

Type

County jail

Capacity

9

Held

1

Under capacity (11%)Low