Natchitoches Parish Detention Center Inmate Search

Natchitoches Parish Detention Center is a prison facility located in Natchitoches Parish in north western Louisiana. Most of the adult inmates at the Detention Center are post trial commitments serving medium length sentences that were too long for police department jails but not long enough to warrant transfer to a state prison facility. There are inmates housed as the Detention Center from surrounding towns and municipalities who do not have their own lock up. Likewise, the facility will accept inmates from the US Marshals and Ice when necessary.

The institution is run by the sheriff’s department. The Detention Center has a yearly operating budget in excess of five million dollars. Salaries for staff are in the two million dollar a year range. The majority of staff employed at the Detention Center are members of the Sherriff’s Pension and Relief Fun. It is a statewide public retirement system for sheriffs and their staff.

The institution in located in the central time zone. Visitors must be on the approved inmate visitation list. It is suggested to call in advance to confirm inmates are available to receive visitors. By doing so, families can avoid unnecessary travel and hotel type expenses. Visitation hours are generally 7:30 am to 2:30 pm.

Inmates are encouraged to maintain contact with friends and family. Maintaining such contacts contributes to the health and welfare of both the inmates and families. By maintaining communication and visitation with the inmates, both the inmates and their loved ones will be able to endure the incarceration experience better.

Natchitoches Parish Detention Center offers and manages alternative to jail such as work release, work furlough, and house arrest type programs. Overcrowding is always an issue/concern in a jail or prison setting so the system offers a good behavior program. Those inmates who maintain good behavior may be eligible to have their sentences reduced or cut.

Three inmates considered dangerous escaped from the Natchitoches Paris Detention Center in August, 2016. One of the escapees was convicted of theft, another for armed robbery (not expected to be released until 2035), and the third was serving a sentence for murder and armed robbery (not expected to be released until 2037).