Tensas Parish Detention 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 Tensas Parish Detention Center in Waterproof, Saint Joseph, Louisiana. Tensas Parish Detention Center is one of the largest single-site county correctional facilities in the United States, holding up to 8,000 inmates daily and admitting up 70,000 pre-trial detainees each year. Tensas Parish Detention Center sits on a 90-acre land with 9 divisions, 4 onsite Sheriff’s departments, a health services facility, 4 education departments, a dayroom, and privatized food service and Tensas Parish Detention Center commissary. The Tensas Parish Detention Center’s physical address is 8606 Highway 65, Waterproof, LA, 71375.

Tensas Parish Detention Center was constructed in 1889. By then, the Tensas Parish Detention Center served less than 94 residents. Later in 1927, the population in Tensas Parish County County had grown, and so did crime rates.

By the 1959s, 67 of the inmates were county-sentenced individuals serving up to 6 years at the Tensas Parish Detention Center.

Following criminal justice reforms, the Tensas Parish County County Department of Corrections merged county and city jails into one streamlined correctional facility. By 2018, the Tensas Parish Detention Center could house up to 6,500 individuals.

Programs and Services

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

Individual in Custody Services at the Tensas Parish Detention Center

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

Contacts

If you need to get in touch with an Tensas Parish Detention Center inmate or officer at the Tensas Parish Detention Center, call at 318-749-5810 or fax at or fax318-749-5811.

Call the Tensas Parish Detention Center any day of the week from 9.00 am to 8.30 pm.

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

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