Facilities · Jail
West Baton Rouge Parish Detention Center
Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana · capacity 333
Also reported as Jail at West Baton Rouge; Port Allen jail; West Baton Rouge Parish Jail; West Baton Rouge Parish correctional facility; jail at Port Allen.
11 deaths are recorded here, from 1909 to 2026; all by name. 2 were executions.
- lynching 3
- overdose 2
- undetermined 2
- suicide 1
- staff force 1
The people
- Darren Dorman Jr. July 5, 2026
- Nicholas Henderson September 7, 2025
- Jeremy Paul August 13, 2025
- Ryan Moreau March 2025
- Darius Craig August 26, 2019
- Ervin Edwards November 26, 2013
- George Werner February 1, 1921
- Simon Cadors December 1912
- Hobo Brown May 27, 1909
- Melville Johnson April 24, 1891Executed
- Soho Wilson April 24, 1891Executed
History and conditions
Research on this facility’s history, oversight and conditions is coming.