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Tensas Parish Jail, Tensas Parish County, County Jail

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203 Hancock PO Box 138, St. Joseph, LA, 71366

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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, .

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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 Jail in St. Joseph, Saint Joseph, Louisiana. Tensas Parish Jail is one of the largest single-site county correctional facilities in the United States, holding up to 8,000 inmates daily and admitting up 80,000 pre-trial detainees each year. Tensas Parish Jail sits on a 92-acre land with 8 divisions, 5 onsite Sheriff’s departments, a health services facility, 3 education departments, a dayroom, and privatized food service and Tensas Parish Jail commissary. The Tensas Parish Jail’s physical address is 203 Hancock, , PO Box 138, St. Joseph, LA, 71366.

Tensas Parish Jail was constructed in 1866. By then, the Tensas Parish Jail served less than 87 residents. Later in 1923, the population in Tensas Parish County County had grown, and so did crime rates.

By the 1957s, 57 of the inmates were county-sentenced individuals serving up to 6 years at the Tensas Parish Jail.

Following criminal justice reforms, the Tensas Parish County County Department of Corrections merged county and city jails into one streamlined correctional facility. By 2006, the Tensas Parish Jail could house up to 5,500 individuals.

Programs and Services

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

Individual in Custody Services at the Tensas Parish Jail

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

Contacts

If you need to get in touch with an Tensas Parish Jail inmate or officer at the Tensas Parish Jail, call at 318-766-3961 or fax at or fax318-766-4291.

Call the Tensas Parish Jail any day of the week from 9.00 am to 10.30 pm.

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

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