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Morehouse Parish Detention Center, Morehouse Parish County, County Jail

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6444 Patey Road, Collinston, LA, 71229

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http://www.mpso.net/mpsocorrectiondivision.html

Morehouse Parish County County can be found in the Louisiana area. Bastrop – is the county seat. Morehouse Parish County has a total population of 25641 and was formed in 1844.

Morehouse Parish County County has a total area of 794 square miles. The zip codes in Morehouse Parish County County are .

Morehouse Parish County Sheriff’s Office:

The Morehouse Parish County Sheriff, Mike Tubbs, is the head law enforcement officer in the Morehouse Parish County county. You can reach him by calling 318-281-4141.

Address: 351 South Franklin Street, Bastrop, Louisiana, 71220, .

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Phone: 318-281-4141

The Morehouse Parish County County Department of Corrections, through the Sheriff of Morehouse Parish County County, operates the Morehouse Parish Detention Center in Collinston, Bastrop, Louisiana. Morehouse Parish Detention Center is one of the largest single-site county correctional facilities in the United States, holding up to 7,000 inmates daily and admitting up 84,000 pre-trial detainees each year. Morehouse Parish Detention Center sits on a 84-acre land with 12 divisions, 4 onsite Sheriff’s departments, a health services facility, 4 education departments, a dayroom, and privatized food service and Morehouse Parish Detention Center commissary. The Morehouse Parish Detention Center’s physical address is 6444 Patey Road, Collinston, LA, 71229.

Morehouse Parish Detention Center was constructed in 1849. By then, the Morehouse Parish Detention Center served less than 86 residents. Later in 1902, the population in Morehouse Parish County County had grown, and so did crime rates.

By the 1958s, 65 of the inmates were county-sentenced individuals serving up to 4 years at the Morehouse Parish Detention Center.

Following criminal justice reforms, the Morehouse Parish County County Department of Corrections merged county and city jails into one streamlined correctional facility. By 2010, the Morehouse Parish Detention Center could house up to 8,500 individuals.

Programs and Services

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

Individual in Custody Services at the Morehouse Parish Detention Center

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

The Morehouse Parish County County Sheriff’s Rehabilitative Programs

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

Contacts

If you need to get in touch with an Morehouse Parish Detention Center inmate or officer at the Morehouse Parish Detention Center, call at 318-874-7855 or fax at or fax318-874-5311.

Call the Morehouse Parish Detention Center any day of the week from 9.00 am to 10.30 pm.

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

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