This is a list of adult state prisons in Louisiana. It does not include federal prisons or parish jails located in the state of Louisiana. The Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections directly operates all except two.
- Allen Correctional Center (private)
- Avoyelles Correctional Center - The state plans to privatize Avoyelles
- B. B. Rayburn Correctional Center
- C. Paul Phelps Correctional Center - The state plans to close Phelps
- David Wade Correctional Center
- Dixon Correctional Institute
- Elayn Hunt Correctional Center
- Louisiana Correctional Institute for Women
- Louisiana State Penitentiary, also known as Angola Prison
- Winn Correctional Center (Private)
Former facilities:
- Steve Hoyle Rehabilitation Center - Now located in the Bossier Parish Correctional Center.
- Forcht-Wade Correctional Center (closed July 2012)
- J. Levy Dabadie Correctional Center (closed July 2012)
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