J.B. Evans Correctional Center, LA Inmate Search, Visitation Hours

Tensas Parish County County can be found in the Louisiana area. Saint Joseph – is the county seat. Tensas Parish County has a total population of 4615 and was formed in 1843.

Tensas Parish County County has a total area of 602 square miles. The zip codes in Tensas Parish County County are .

Tensas Parish County Sheriff’s Office:

The Tensas Parish County Sheriff, , is the head law enforcement officer in the Tensas Parish County county. You can reach him by calling 318-766-3961.

Address: 203 Hancock Street, St. Joseph, Louisiana, 71366, .

Fax:

Phone: 318-766-3961

Tensas Parish County Arrest Warrants

Tensas Parish Child Support Warrants

Tensas Parish County Sex Offender Registry

Tensas Parish Sex Offender Registry

The Tensas Parish County County Department of Corrections, through the Sheriff of Tensas Parish County County, operates the J.B. Evans Correctional Center in Newellton, Saint Joseph, Louisiana. J.B. Evans Correctional Center is one of the largest single-site county correctional facilities in the United States, holding up to 9,000 inmates daily and admitting up 113,000 pre-trial detainees each year. J.B. Evans Correctional Center sits on a 98-acre land with 11 divisions, 4 onsite Sheriff’s departments, a health services facility, 4 education departments, a dayroom, and privatized food service and J.B. Evans Correctional Center commissary. The J.B. Evans Correctional Center’s physical address is 500 Routh Street, Newellton, LA, 71357.

J.B. Evans Correctional Center was constructed in 1854. By then, the J.B. Evans Correctional Center served less than 95 residents. Later in 1902, the population in Tensas Parish County County had grown, and so did crime rates.

By the 1958s, 65 of the inmates were county-sentenced individuals serving up to 5 years at the J.B. Evans Correctional Center.

Following criminal justice reforms, the Tensas Parish County County Department of Corrections merged county and city jails into one streamlined correctional facility. By 2009, the J.B. Evans Correctional Center could house up to 4,500 individuals.

Programs and Services

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

Individual in Custody Services at the J.B. Evans Correctional Center

All inmates at the J.B. Evans Correctional Center have access to legal services, supplies for ongoing needs, and literacy advancement.

The Tensas Parish County County Sheriff’s Rehabilitative Programs

The Tensas Parish County County Sheriff’s Office runs inmate rehabilitation programs like J.B. Evans Correctional Center mental health transition, substance abuse control, religious and educational programs, J.B. Evans Correctional Center 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 J.B. Evans Correctional Center raise concerns about the safety of their loved ones while serving their sentences. In turn, J.B. Evans Correctional Center 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 J.B. Evans Correctional Center works with the Rape Victim Advocates to provide discrete medical and legal assistance to any J.B. Evans Correctional Center inmate who is a victim of sexual abuse.

Contacts

If you need to get in touch with an J.B. Evans Correctional Center inmate or officer at the J.B. Evans Correctional Center, call at 318-467-3355 or fax at or fax318-467-5572.

Call the J.B. Evans Correctional Center any day of the week from 8.00 am to 10.30 pm.

Visit the FAQ section of the J.B. Evans Correctional Center official website for answers to common questions about the J.B. Evans Correctional Center, inmates, and services.

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