[1] The prison, operated by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections, was located in the Eddie D. Jones Nature Park in Keithville.
Therefore, Elayn Hunt Correctional Center would begin to process incoming male prisoners from all areas of the state.
The State of Louisiana designated Forcht-Wade as a place to house prisoners in case of a hurricane evacuation that affects other facilities.
[2] On October 1, 2012, the commissioner of Caddo Parish, Ken Epperson, proposed replacing the prison with a zoo,[9] or with another type of economic use.
The main prison was located in the property of the Eddie D. Jones Nature Park in Keithville, an unincorporated area in Caddo Parish.
[2] The prison also controlled the Dr. Martin Forcht Jr. Clinical Treatment Unit, a facility located in the former Caddo Detention Center, situated near Spring Ridge.
Male inmates northern parishes entered the DOC system through the Wade Reception and Diagnostic Center (WRDC) at the Forcht Clinical Treatment Unit.