Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections

The Department of Public Safety and Corrections (DPS&C) (French: Département de la sécurité publique et des services correctionnels de Louisiane) is a state law enforcement agency responsible for the incarceration of inmates and management of facilities at state prisons within the state of Louisiana. The agency is headquartered in Baton Rouge. The agency comprises two major areas: Public Safety Services and Corrections Services. The secretary, who is appointed by the governor of Louisiana, serves as the department's chief executive officer. The Corrections Services deputy secretary, undersecretary, and assistant secretaries for the Office of Adult Services and the Office of Youth Development report directly to the secretary. Headquarters administration consists of centralized divisions that support the management and operations of the adult and juvenile institutions, adult and juvenile probation and parole district offices, and all other services provided by the department.

Louisiana is a significant outlier in terms of incarceration rate within the United States, which already has among the highest incarceration rates of any country in the world. With an incarceration rate (including jail inmates awaiting trial) over 1,000 per 100,000 residents, Louisiana has a higher rate of incarceration than any country except El Salvador.