United States Prisons, jails and detention centers

Prisons, jails and correctional facilities in the United States

This page brings together 2,738 facilities in the United States, spread across 55 states and territories and 1,886 localities, so you can find any prison or detention center in the United States by region and municipality. The regions with the most facilities are California, Texas, Georgia.

In the United States, prisons are run by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (federal prisons), each state's department of corrections, and county sheriffs' offices and local governments (jails). The directory for the United States lists these types of facility: Prisons and penitentiaries (1,314), Local and county jails (1,056), Juvenile detention centers (265), Women's prisons (50), Immigration detention (36), Forensic psychiatric facilities (15), Military prisons (2).

To find a prison in the United States, choose a region and then a municipality: each profile gathers, where available, the address, phone number, official website, capacity and hours of the facility. Before planning a visit or any procedure, always confirm the details with the competent corrections authority.