It is located in unincorporated Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana,[1] near Cottonport and about 30 miles (48 km) south of Alexandria.

The bill failed while in a committee of the Louisiana House of Representatives.

In 2012 House Bill 850, which called for the state to look for proposals in privatizing the prison, was launched.

The budget under Governor Bobby Jindal called for closing J.

[4] The ecumenical chapel at the Avoyelles Correctional Center is a gift of the late Roy O. Martin, Jr., a timber businessman from Alexandria, and his second wife, the former Vinita Johnson (1918-2007), who were advocates of faith-based initiatives in penal institutions.