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Updated on: January 23, 2024
Tensas Parish Jail
Location 203 Hancock PO Box 138, St. Joseph, LA, 71366

About the Jail

The Tensas Parish Jail http://www.doc.louisiana.gov/ is a minimum security correctional facility for adult offenders in St. Joseph, Tensas Parish County, Louisiana. This Tensas Parish County jail has been operating since 1986 and is located at 203 Hancock, , PO Box 138, St. Joseph, LA, 71366. Today, it has a capacity to house approximately 178 inmates. The monthly average of total bookings in the Tensas Parish County correction facility is 81.

The Tensas Parish County facility typically houses adult Tensas Parish County criminals of all races from Tensas Parish County and sometimes from surrounding locations. It houses Tensas Parish County perpetrators awaiting trial, sentencing, or bond and Tensas Parish County detainees serving short-term sentences, usually less than a year. Most detainees serving time in this Tensas Parish County correctional facility are those convicted of less serious crimes, such as misdemeanor offenses. Those convicted of severe felonies after trial are transferred to Louisiana state or federal correction facilities.

The Tensas Parish Sheriffs Department / Tensas Parish Jail website operates and manages the Tensas Parish Jail. More than 30 staff members are tasked with the facility’s daily operations. Tensas Parish County correction facility provides safety and security for the inmates and visitors at the detention facility.

In a typical year, this facility uses more than 600 inmates in its in-office work details to administer its kitchen, laundry, and other activities.

Tensas Parish Jail Inmate Search

If you believe someone you know or a loved one is in Tensas Parish County detention center, the first place to begin your search is on the Tensas Parish Sheriffs Department / Tensas Parish Jail’s website. This Tensas Parish Sheriffs Department / Tensas Parish Jail allows you to start an detainee search using their lookup tool. This inmate search system is updated immediately after each criminal is booked into the facility.

To search, this site requires you to provide the following data about the criminal:

  • Last Name
  • First Name
  • Subject Number
  • Booking Number

If you cannot find your imprisoned loved one in this database, you should call the Tensas Parish Sheriffs Department / Tensas Parish Jail and ask. You can contact the Tensas Parish County jail at 318-766-3961. Remember, the correction facility staff will typically require you to give the offender’s full name, age, gender, race, or physical description.

Tensas Parish Jail — General Information

Facility Name Tensas Parish Jail
Facility Type County Jail
Address 203 Hancock PO Box 138, St. Joseph, LA, 71366
Facility Type Adult
City St. Joseph
Postal Code 71366
State Louisiana
County Tensas Parish County

Tensas Parish Sheriffs Department / Tensas Parish Jail

Address 203 Hancock Street, St. Joseph, Louisiana, 71366
Phone 318-766-3961

Visiting Hours

Monday: 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Tuesday: 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Wednesday: 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Thursday: 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Friday: 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM
Saturday: 7:30 Am to 2:30 PM
Sunday: 7:30 Am to 2:30 PM

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