Who Are the Most Wanted Prison Escapees in Louisiana?
🚨How Many People Are in Louisiana Prisons?
🚨Why Do We Have Fewer Inmates Locked Up?
🚨What Parishes Have the Highest Percentage of State Inmates?
SHREVEPORT, LA - Louisiana is still known as the top state for locking up criminals. And this is still true 7 years after lawmakers enacted criminal justice reform measures. But out crime numbers are still high. Don't understand that.
How Many People Are in Louisiana Prisons?
Louisiana took in more than 14,000 people into state prisons last year. At the end of the year, the Bayou State had more than 29,000 people in prisons. That number is down from more than 35,000 in 2016.
Why Do We Have Fewer Inmates Locked Up?
Data from the Prison Policy Institute says the decline in state inmates is due to several factors including:
- A 50% decrease in the number of prisoners held for nonviolent offenses
- A sharp drop in recidivism due to parole or probation violations, or new criminal offenses
What Parishes Have the Highest Percentage of State Inmates?
St. Tammany 5.6%
East Baton Rouge 5.1%
Who Are the Most Wanted in Louisiana?
Most Wanted Prison Escapees
Caddo Correctional Center Booking Photos Sept. 28th-Oct. 4th
Gallery Credit: Caddo Correctional Center