St. John Parish - Sherman Walker Correctional Facility, LA Inmate Search, Visitation Hours

Updated on: February 21, 2024

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100 Deputy Barton Granier Drive, LaPlace, LA, 70068

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http://www.stjohnsheriff.org/general.php?id=14

St. John Parish County County can be found in the Louisiana area. – is the county seat. St. John Parish County has a total population of 29686 and was formed in .

St. John Parish County County has a total area of 298 square miles. The zip codes in St. John Parish County County are .

The St. John Parish County County Department of Corrections, through the Sheriff of St. John Parish County County, operates the St. John Parish – Sherman Walker Correctional Facility in LaPlace, , Louisiana. St. John Parish – Sherman Walker Correctional 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 119,000 pre-trial detainees each year. St. John Parish – Sherman Walker Correctional Facility sits on a 80-acre land with 12 divisions, 3 onsite Sheriff’s departments, a health services facility, 2 education departments, a dayroom, and privatized food service and St. John Parish – Sherman Walker Correctional Facility commissary. The St. John Parish – Sherman Walker Correctional Facility’s physical address is 100 Deputy Barton Granier Drive, LaPlace, LA, 70068.

St. John Parish – Sherman Walker Correctional Facility was constructed in 1867. By then, the St. John Parish – Sherman Walker Correctional Facility served less than 82 residents. Later in 1921, the population in St. John Parish County County had grown, and so did crime rates.

By the 1950s, 60 of the inmates were county-sentenced individuals serving up to 4 years at the St. John Parish – Sherman Walker Correctional Facility.

Following criminal justice reforms, the St. John Parish County County Department of Corrections merged county and city jails into one streamlined correctional facility. By 2017, the St. John Parish – Sherman Walker Correctional Facility could house up to 5,500 individuals.

Programs and Services

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

Individual in Custody Services at the St. John Parish – Sherman Walker Correctional Facility

All inmates at the St. John Parish – Sherman Walker Correctional Facility have access to legal services, supplies for ongoing needs, and literacy advancement.

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

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

Contacts

If you need to get in touch with an St. John Parish – Sherman Walker Correctional Facility inmate or officer at the St. John Parish – Sherman Walker Correctional Facility, call at 985-359-8627 or fax at or fax985-653-7418.

Call the St. John Parish – Sherman Walker Correctional Facility any day of the week from 9.00 am to 10.30 pm.

Visit the FAQ section of the St. John Parish – Sherman Walker Correctional Facility official website for answers to common questions about the St. John Parish – Sherman Walker Correctional Facility, inmates, and services.

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