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Updated on: February 23, 2024

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Grant Parish Detention Facility, Grant Parish County, County Jail

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485 Richardson Drive, Colfax, LA, 71417

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http://www.sheriffalerts.com/cap_main.php?office=54403

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Grant Parish County County can be found in the Louisiana area. Colfax – is the county seat. Grant Parish County has a total population of 22336 and was formed in 1869.

Grant Parish County County has a total area of 643 square miles. The zip codes in Grant Parish County County are .

Grant Parish County Sheriff’s Office:

The Grant Parish County Sheriff, Steven McCain, is the head law enforcement officer in the Grant Parish County county. You can reach him by calling 318-627-3261.

Address: 205 Cypress Street, Colfax, Louisiana, 71417, .

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Phone: 318-627-3261

The Grant Parish County County Department of Corrections, through the Sheriff of Grant Parish County County, operates the Grant Parish Detention Facility in Colfax, Colfax, Louisiana. Grant Parish Detention Facility is one of the largest single-site county correctional facilities in the United States, holding up to 8,000 inmates daily and admitting up 74,000 pre-trial detainees each year. Grant Parish Detention Facility sits on a 85-acre land with 12 divisions, 2 onsite Sheriff’s departments, a health services facility, 2 education departments, a dayroom, and privatized food service and Grant Parish Detention Facility commissary. The Grant Parish Detention Facility’s physical address is 485 Richardson Drive, Colfax, LA, 71417.

Grant Parish Detention Facility was constructed in 1867. By then, the Grant Parish Detention Facility served less than 88 residents. Later in 1929, the population in Grant Parish County County had grown, and so did crime rates.

By the 1950s, 69 of the inmates were county-sentenced individuals serving up to 4 years at the Grant Parish Detention Facility.

Following criminal justice reforms, the Grant Parish County County Department of Corrections merged county and city jails into one streamlined correctional facility. By 2008, the Grant Parish Detention Facility could house up to 5,500 individuals.

Programs and Services

Grant Parish Detention Facility serves as a central location where inmates undergo screening and classification before proceeding to Louisiana state prison. While Grant Parish Detention Facility, they undertake various Grant Parish Detention Facility inmate programs and services to facilitate their stay in Grant Parish Detention Facility and incorporation back into their communities upon release:

Individual in Custody Services at the Grant Parish Detention Facility

All inmates at the Grant Parish Detention Facility have access to legal services, supplies for ongoing needs, and literacy advancement.

The Grant Parish County County Sheriff’s Rehabilitative Programs

The Grant Parish County County Sheriff’s Office runs inmate rehabilitation programs like Grant Parish Detention Facility mental health transition, substance abuse control, religious and educational programs, Grant Parish Detention Facility personal wellbeing enrichment programs, veteran services, and community support.

Complying with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)

Due to the high inmate capacity, families and friends of inmates at the Grant Parish Detention Facility raise concerns about the safety of their loved ones while serving their sentences. In turn, Grant Parish Detention Facility adheres to the PREA, a federal law with zero tolerance for sexual harassment or abuse of persons in locked-up facilities like city and county jails. The Grant Parish Detention Facility works with the Rape Victim Advocates to provide discrete medical and legal assistance to any Grant Parish Detention Facility inmate who is a victim of sexual abuse.

Contacts

If you need to get in touch with an Grant Parish Detention Facility inmate or officer at the Grant Parish Detention Facility, call at 318-627-3724 or fax at or fax318-627-5998.

Call the Grant Parish Detention Facility any day of the week from 9.00 am to 9.30 pm.

Visit the FAQ section of the Grant Parish Detention Facility official website for answers to common questions about the Grant Parish Detention Facility, inmates, and services.

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