Avoyelles Parish had a 2017 estimated population of 40,980. Facilities in the parish include: Avoyelles Parish Marksville Detention Center, Avoyelles Parish Women’s Correctional Center, Avoyelle’s Parish Women’s Work Release, and Raymond Laborde Correctional Center. During data collection for inmate deaths between 2014-2019, the following facilities reported:
Avoyelles Parish Marksville Detention Center – 2014 – 1 death, 2015 – 1 death, 2016 – 1 death, 2018 – 2 deaths