St. James Parish Prison, LA Inmate Search, Visitation Hours

Updated on: February 4, 2024

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St. James Parish Prison, St. James Parish County, County Jail

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5800 Louisiana Highway 44, Convent, LA, 70723

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http://www.stjamessheriff.com/inmates.php

St. James Parish County County can be found in the Louisiana area. Convent – is the county seat. St. James Parish County has a total population of 21367 and was formed in 1807.

St. James Parish County County has a total area of 241 square miles. The zip codes in St. James Parish County County are .

St. James Parish County Sheriff’s Office:

The St. James Parish County Sheriff, Willy J. Martin, Jr., is the head law enforcement officer in the St. James Parish County county. You can reach him by calling 225-562-2220.

Address: 5800 Louisiana 44, Convent, Louisiana, 70723, .

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Phone: 225-562-2220

St. James Parish County Arrest Warrants

St. James Parish Child Support Warrants

St. James Parish County Sex Offender Registry

St. James Parish Sex Offender Registry

The St. James Parish County County Department of Corrections, through the Sheriff of St. James Parish County County, operates the St. James Parish Prison in Convent, Convent, Louisiana. St. James Parish Prison is one of the largest single-site county correctional facilities in the United States, holding up to 7,000 inmates daily and admitting up 86,000 pre-trial detainees each year. St. James Parish Prison sits on a 98-acre land with 12 divisions, 4 onsite Sheriff’s departments, a health services facility, 2 education departments, a dayroom, and privatized food service and St. James Parish Prison commissary. The St. James Parish Prison’s physical address is 5800 Louisiana Highway 44, Convent, LA, 70723.

St. James Parish Prison was constructed in 1886. By then, the St. James Parish Prison served less than 94 residents. Later in 1907, the population in St. James Parish County County had grown, and so did crime rates.

By the 1956s, 63 of the inmates were county-sentenced individuals serving up to 5 years at the St. James Parish Prison.

Following criminal justice reforms, the St. James Parish County County Department of Corrections merged county and city jails into one streamlined correctional facility. By 2020, the St. James Parish Prison could house up to 7,500 individuals.

Programs and Services

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

Individual in Custody Services at the St. James Parish Prison

All inmates at the St. James Parish Prison have access to legal services, supplies for ongoing needs, and literacy advancement.

The St. James Parish County County Sheriff’s Rehabilitative Programs

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

Contacts

If you need to get in touch with an St. James Parish Prison inmate or officer at the St. James Parish Prison, call at 225-562-2504 or fax at .

Call the St. James Parish Prison any day of the week from 9.00 am to 9.30 pm.

Visit the FAQ section of the St. James Parish Prison official website for answers to common questions about the St. James Parish Prison, inmates, and services.

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