Oakdale, LA

Oakdale Federal Detention Center

Status

Closed
(or ceased migrant detention operations)

2016

Type: Prison or pretrial detention centre (Criminal)

Custodial Authority: Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Management: Federal Bureau of Prisons (Governmental)

Detains: Not Available

Reported population Deaths at facility Capacity
559

2012

Yes
No Data
United States

510,854

Immigration detainees (2019)

44,000

Estimated detention capacity (2017)

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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Contact Information
2105 East Whately Road
Oakdale, LA, USA 71463
Tel. +1 318 335 4466
Fax:. +1 318 215 2185
Center status

Status Closed (or ceased migrant detention operations)

2016

Status In use

2015

Status In use

2012
GDP facility typology

Category Filter Criminal

Type Prison or pretrial detention centre

2012

OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Management

Name Federal Bureau of Prisons

Type Governmental

2012
Security Regime

Security Level Secure

2012
Categories of detainees

Name Undocumented migrants (administrative)

2012

Name Asylum seekers (administrative)

2012

Name Criminal detainees (convicted or remand)

2012
Total number of detainees (year)

Number 4713

2012

Number 5120

2011

Number 3

2010
Average daily population

Number 453

2013

Number 586

2012

Number 579

2009

Number 430

2008

Number 553

2007
Reported population at a specific time

Number 559

2012
Reported deaths at this facility

Reported deaths? Yes

2010

Reported deaths? Yes

2010

Reported deaths? Yes

2006

Reported deaths? Yes

2004

BUREAUCRATIC CHARACTERISTICS

Custodial authority

Agency Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Ministry Department of Homeland Security

Ministry Typology Internal or Public Security

2012