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Morehouse Parish Jail, Morehouse Parish County, County Jail

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250 East Walnut Avenue, Bastrop, LA, 71220

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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 Jail in Bastrop, Bastrop, Louisiana. Morehouse Parish Jail is one of the largest single-site county correctional facilities in the United States, holding up to 7,000 inmates daily and admitting up 114,000 pre-trial detainees each year. Morehouse Parish Jail sits on a 81-acre land with 12 divisions, 3 onsite Sheriff’s departments, a health services facility, 2 education departments, a dayroom, and privatized food service and Morehouse Parish Jail commissary. The Morehouse Parish Jail’s physical address is 250 East Walnut Avenue, Bastrop, LA, 71220.

Morehouse Parish Jail was constructed in 1875. By then, the Morehouse Parish Jail served less than 96 residents. Later in 1925, the population in Morehouse Parish County County had grown, and so did crime rates.

By the 1954s, 54 of the inmates were county-sentenced individuals serving up to 7 years at the Morehouse Parish Jail.

Following criminal justice reforms, the Morehouse Parish County County Department of Corrections merged county and city jails into one streamlined correctional facility. By 2013, the Morehouse Parish Jail could house up to 5,500 individuals.

Programs and Services

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

Individual in Custody Services at the Morehouse Parish Jail

All inmates at the Morehouse Parish Jail 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 Jail mental health transition, substance abuse control, religious and educational programs, Morehouse Parish Jail 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 Jail raise concerns about the safety of their loved ones while serving their sentences. In turn, Morehouse Parish Jail 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 Jail works with the Rape Victim Advocates to provide discrete medical and legal assistance to any Morehouse Parish Jail inmate who is a victim of sexual abuse.

Contacts

If you need to get in touch with an Morehouse Parish Jail inmate or officer at the Morehouse Parish Jail, call at 318-281-9336 or fax at or fax318-281-9180.

Call the Morehouse Parish Jail any day of the week from 8.00 am to 10.30 pm.

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

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