Orleans Parish Prison
Inmates in an Orleans Parish Prison yard | |
| Location | New Orleans, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 29°57′40″N 90°05′43″W / 29.9612046°N 90.0952397°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Capacity | 1,438 |
| Population | 1,003 (as of September 2022) |
| Opened | 1837 |
| Managed by | Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office |
| Warden | Captain Chaz Ruiz |
| Street address | 2800 Perdido St |
| City | New Orleans |
| County | Orleans Parish |
| State/province | Louisiana |
| ZIP Code | 70119 |
| Country | United States |
| Website | Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office |
| Notable prisoners | |
| Troy E. Brown | |
Orleans Parish Prison is the city jail for New Orleans, Louisiana. First opened in 1837, it is operated by the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office. Most of the prisoners—1,300 of the 1,500 or so as of June 2016—are awaiting trial.
In May 2013, Orleans Parish Prison ranked as one of the ten worst prisons in the United States, based on reporting in Mother Jones magazine.