Jefferson Parish Jail

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The Jefferson Parish Jail is located at 100 Dolhonde Street in Gretna, LA and is a medium security county jail operated by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Department.

This page will tell you information about everything you might want to know about the Jefferson Parish Jail, such as how to locate an inmate, the jail’s address and phone number, intake procedures and booking, how to find Jefferson Parish court records, and everything else.

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Introduction

The purpose of this guide is to give you info that you need to make going to jail a little less stressful. If you have specific questions, please feel free to ask it, and any comments or tips that might be beneficial to other people in the same situation would be welcome.

Jefferson Parish Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Jefferson Parish Jail Inmate Lookup is a roster of individuals who have been arrested, which includes custody status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you are able to find information on anybody who has been arrested or discharged in the last 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. You can find their inmate information more quickly if you’ve got your friend or family member’s first and last name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Jefferson Parish Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Jefferson Parish Jail takes you through each of these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If the jail is really busy, it will take a while to get processed.

The first thing you will have to to is you have to answer some questions, like what is your full name, home address, birth date and a contact person, and you will also be asked about your medical and mental history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate ID and you will get fingerprinted. Then, any personal property you have will be taken from you and stored until you are released.

They will allow you to use the telephone so you can contact a member of your family, friend, or somebody else who can help you get out.

If they expect that you will make bail and be released quickly, they will let you wear your own clothes, if not you you will have to change into a jail jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be discharged from jail. This process can take from 30 minutes to quite a few hours. So, the quicker bail is posted, the faster you will get released. How quickly you get discharged depends on if you’ve got a cash bond or if the judge must determine your bail amount. For lesser charges, you will get booked and released on your own recognizance. When you have served your sentence and have a date of your release, expect to be released that morning.

Jefferson Parish Jail Visitation

Inmates have to provide the name and date of birth of each visitor to the Jefferson Parish Jail before you can visit. Your visitor’s information will be put into a Visiting log for the inmate that requested the visitor. Each visitor has to provide acceptable photo identification when visiting an inmate. Anyone that gets to visitation or any visitors that are not approved to visit will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures at Jefferson Parish Jail can change, so make sure that you call the jail at (504) 368-5360 before you go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

To visit an inmate at the Jefferson Parish Jail you have to have your name on this person’s visitation list.

Make sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license with you to visitation or you will not be allowed to enter.

No phones at Jefferson Parish Jail, and you will be searched before you can visit. No personal belongings. Persons parole, probation, or other corrections supervision must get the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent prior to a visit. Such visitation is not normally approved.

If a visitor is under the age of 18 is related to the inmate, they must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If the visitor is under the age of 18 and is not related to the inmate, this visitor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Sending Mail to Inmates

This is what you need to know in order to send letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Jefferson Parish Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Jefferson Parish Jail is always searched and inspected for contraband that might threaten the security, safety or well-being of the facility, its staff, and inmates. Inmates can only receive metered, unstamped, plain white postcards no larger than 4″ x 6″ as mail. The writing on the postcard has to be in pencil or blue or black ink. If it has a stamp on it, it will get returned. If you write in green ink, then it will get returned. If you send any other kind of mail will be returned to the sender. If there is no return address on it, then the unauthorized mail will be stored in the inmate’s locker until the inmate gets release.

Do not include any of these things in the mail that you send to an inmate: any kind of threat to jail order, any description of the manufacture of weapons, bombs, incendiary devices, or tools for escape; do not encourage or advocate any kind of violence, hate speech, or racial or ethnic supremacy. Inmates are not allowed to write to other inmates.

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Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Jefferson Parish Jail. This includes sending money for to spend in the commissary, sending regular mail or photos, sending money for phone calls, and even postcards.

This page covers everthing you need to know about the Jefferson Parish Jail to help you follow these procedures and guidelines. If you have questions, or there is something that you were looking for, but did not find, please contact us using the contact link in the site menu.

Public Records

Warrant Inquiry

If you think you have an outstanding warrant for your arrest, you can find out by checking the court records on the website or you are able to call the court directly. You have to have the person’s first and last name. Or, you can just go down to the jail and ask the officer in charge. You should be clear that if there is an arrest warrant out for you, you should be prepared to get taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, as well as their arrest date, contact the jail, either by phone, go there in person, or find out online. Arrest records are in the public record and these records are accessible by the public.

Court Records

Court Records are public, and are accessible by anyone. They include a court case file that includes a court docket and any of the filings and documents filed in your court case. You can access your court records on their website, or at Clerk of Court in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state maintains a record of a person’s criminal history. These databases are all linked so you can track criminal histories from any other state. You are able to go to courthouse and inquire, or check online. It helps to know the county, and in the event that it was in a completely different state, you might have to pay for a more intensive search.

When you look up someone’s criminal record you will be able to find out if someone has been arrested, charged, or convicted for any crimes they may have committed, which could include DUI or DWI, drug Possession, kidnapping, sex offenses which could include rape, and sexual assault, violent crimes, or theft, breaking and entering.

Money & Commissary

The process for sending money to inmates can change at any time, so it would be best to double check the Jefferson Parish Jail site before you send funds to an inmate.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Jefferson Parish Jail

You will have your own ‘bank account’ while in jail. This money is used to purchase items from the Commissary. Family and friends can deposit money into this account for you, and any money you earn while in prison will also be deposited into your account. Outside money can be paid in to your account via a money order, cash or check. If someone sends a check or money order, make sure that they write your inmate ID on it. The maximum amount you are allowed in your account is $290 per month.

Guidelines For Sending Money To An Inmate

Before you send any money you should find out what online money transfer companies the jail your inmate is incarcerated in uses. The exact method that the Jefferson Parish Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (504) 368-5360 to get the current payment method.

You may be required to be on the inmate’s visitation list in order to send them money, and be aware that they may have a limit on how much you deposit at one time, like $200-300 at a time, or a limit on how much money may be in the inmate’s account at one time.

Some of the money transfer firms being used by various facilities include JPay, MoneyGram, AccessCorrections, OffenderConnect, Touchpayonline, JailATM, WU, smartdeposit, and tigercommissary.

If an inmate has fines or are required to pay restitution then they will be subject to garnishment of their commissary/trust account. If the inmate has a garnishment, then money to pay them will be taken from the inmate’s bank account. In some cases it may be a percentage or the entire amount of the obligation, but the actual percentage depends on the circumstances. We recommend that inmates talk to the counselor at their facility and try to find out. You can also try to make an arrangement so that only a percentage of your commissary funds are taken, instead of all your funds take at one time.

Commissary

The commissary is the Jefferson Parish Jail store. Inmates can buy different things here, such as toiletries, snacks and writing supplies. Remember that you will probably need to use the commissary daily, and any infractions will get that privilege taken away from you.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different items that the inmate can purchase if they have enough money in their account. These items include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products like soap, shampoo, and disposable razors for shaving. The commissary also sells other things like books and magazines, televisions and radios, playing cards, headphones, MP3 players, and electronic tablets. They also sell everything need to write home to family, friends, and loved ones: paper, envelopes, and stamps. If an inmate is indigent and cannot afford paper and stamps, the jail will provide these things to an inmate who has not had any money in their commissary account for at least 30 days.

Phone Calls & Phone Usage Policy

The only phone calls that Jefferson Parish Jail inmates are allowed to make are collect calls or through a pre-paid phone account . These phone calls are generally more expensive than regular phone calls. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when you can make phone calls, how long you can talk, and how often you can make calls, but inmates should keep in mind that every inmate wants to use the phone too, so they can call their family. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone privileges might get reduced or forbidden completely.

Phone Number: (504) 368-5360

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have a monopoly at each facility that they operate the phone services for, which means that they get to set the prices. The profits these phone service providers make from all of the phone calls that inmates make are split with the facility, so there is no incentive for the jail or the counselors at the facility to show inmates or their family how to save money on inmate phone calls at the Jefferson Parish Jail. The rates are posted and there are at least two pricing tiers based on where the inmate is calling. The following three factors will determine how much an inmate phone call will cost: Where you are located; Where your inmate is located, What type of phone number you have.

For example, if your inmate is in federal prison, if you get a new local number then this will decrease your inmate’s phone call rate from $.21 per minute to only $.06 per minute.

For state prisons and local jails finding out how to lower your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date with all of the changes that affect your inmate’s rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you a lot of money on inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we will not be able to save you any money, and in these cases we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the facility has set their phone rates so high that nobody can save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Jefferson Parish Jail, click the link below.

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