Facilities · Jail
Tangipahoa Parish Prison
Amite, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana · capacity 561
Also reported as Amite City jail; Jail at Amite City; Tangipahoa Parish Jail; Tangipahoa parish jail; jail at Amite City.
15 deaths are recorded here, from 1879 to 2025; all by name.
- lynching 11
- undetermined 2
- illness 1
- other person 1
The people
- Eugene Hickerson December 10, 2025
- Christopher Montrell Woodard July 25, 2024
- Charles Williams March 5, 2019
- Tommy Joe Smith January 30, 2017
- Jerry Rout July 29, 1917
- Dan Rout July 29, 1917
- John Johnson January 20, 1897
- Arch Joiner January 20, 1897
- Gus Williams January 19, 1897
- Ben Edwards January 29, 1888
- Dick Smith December 28, 1879
- George Carroll December 28, 1879
- Harrison Johnson December 28, 1879
- Richard Smith December 28, 1879
- Perry Walker December 28, 1879
History and conditions
Research on this facility’s history, oversight and conditions is coming.