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Louisiana State Penitentiary is the largest correctional facility in the United States by population. [120] In 2010, the prison had 5,100 inmates and 1,700 employees. [121] In 2010, the racial composition of the inmates was 76% black and 24% white. 71% of inmates were serving a life sentence. 1.6% had been sentenced to death. [122]
A 2012 episode of the series Dark Minds, in which show host M. William Phelps visited the area and interviewed several people connected to the case. [10] The 2016 book Murder in the Bayou: Who Killed the Women Known as the Jeff Davis 8? by author Ethan Brown. [11] Part of the "True Crime Tuesday" series in 2018 on The Dr. Oz Show [12]
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; Avoyelles Correctional Center - As of 2012, the state planned to privatize Avoyelles [1]
A total of 28 people convicted of murder have been executed by the state of Louisiana since 1976. Of the 28 people executed, 20 were executed via electrocution and 8 via lethal injection. The most recent Louisiana inmate to be put to death, Gerald Bordelon, waived his appeals and asked the state to carry out his sentence. [1]
(The Center Square) — In Louisiana, violent and property crime numbers across the state have dropped from recent years. Despite this, a survey earlier this year from the Manship School at LSU ...
Among the ten largest cities in Louisiana, the town of Alexandria had the highest crime rate at 9,174.6 crimes per 100,000 people. Property crimes represented 88% of all reported criminal acts in 2012. There were 162,936 property crimes committed in Louisiana that year. Property crimes include burglary, larceny/theft and motor vehicle theft.
Unmarked trucks packed with prison-raised cattle roll out of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, where men are sentenced to hard labor and forced to work, for pennies an hour or sometimes nothing at ...
Pages in category "Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Louisiana" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .