Results of an Unannounced Inspection of Winn Correctional Center in Winnfield, Louisiana

Title Full

Date Issued

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Submitting OIG

Department of Homeland Security OIG

Agencies Reviewed/Investigated

Department of Homeland Security

Report Number

OIG-26-08

Report Description

During our unannounced inspection of Winn Correctional Center (Winn) in Winnfield, Louisiana, we found it complied with Performance-Based National Detention Standards 2011, as revised in December 2016, for the Special Management Units (SMU), general hygiene, and the grievance system. However, the facility did not fully comply with reviewed standards for environmental health and safety, food service, use of force, medical care, classification, voluntary work program, legal access and materials, staff-detainee communication, and outdoor recreation in the SMU.

Report Type

Inspection / Evaluation

Agency Wide

Yes

Number of Recommendations

Questioned Costs

Funds for Better Use

Report updated under NDAA 5274

External Link

https://srvdc01c01-ptsp.dhs-oig.gov/iq/Library_View_Read_Only_Letter.aspx?lette…

Open Recommendations

This report has 5 open recommendations.

Recommendation Number	Significant Recommendation	Recommended Questioned Costs	Recommended Funds for Better Use
1	No	$0	$0
Ensure compliance with environmental health and safety standards by establishing and implementing a plan to correct all environmental health and safety issues, including leaking pipes and vents.
3	No	$0	$0
Ensure compliance with use-of-force standards by ensuring facility staff follow all use-of-force standards, including documenting their initial use-of-force notifications to ICE, using appropriate force for each situation, and documenting remedial training and/or disciplinary action, where applicable.
6	No	$0	$0
Ensure compliance with voluntary work program standards by developing a process to track current and historical hours that detainees work as part of the Voluntary Work Program.
7	No	$0	$0
Ensure compliance with law libraries and legal material standards by: a. posting all required information uniformly across the facility and in accordance with standards; and b. providing detainees with a secure and private means of saving legal documents.
8	No	$0	$0
Ensure compliance with staff-detainee communication standards by: a. either removing the U.S. Postal Service mailboxes or covering up images and references to the Postal Service; b. ensuring detainees are aware that the decommissioned U.S. Postal Service mailboxes are not for communication with ICE; c. completing ICE electronic logs of detainee communications with all required information; and d. distinguishing between requests and grievances in the required log.