Louisiana Dept of Public Safety & Corrections

The Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections (DPS&C) is a state agency of Louisiana, headquartered in Baton Rouge. The agency comprises two major areas: Public Safety Services and Corrections Services. The DPS&C manages offenders in state prisons, state jails and private/public correctional facilities that contract with DPS&C. Corrections Services (referred to as the Department of Corrections) is responsible for the custody of adult inmates across Louisiana. About 19,000 of Louisiana’s 37,000 prisoners are assigned to the state’s 13 correctional facilities. The remaining incarcerated prisoners are assigned to parish facilities. The state’s facilities do not have the capacity to house all offenders sentenced under state law, so the state reimburses local governments housing prisoners with state sentences.

The mission of the DPS&C is to “achieve its vision through safe, secure prison operations and community correctional programs, development and implementation of effective criminal justice policies for Louisiana, and the provision of rehabilitative opportunities for imprisoned people that supports their successful transition into the community.”

The Louisiana Department of Corrections (DOC) under Corrections Services has responsibilities for a total of nine prisons and related facilities, with seven of those institutions being state-managed and two being privately operated.

More information about the DPS&C can be found on the Louisiana DPS&C website.