The St. James Parish Prison is located in Convent, Louisiana.

The St. James Parish Prison holds 2 different kinds of inmates, ones that are sentenced and ones that are waiting to be sentenced. The law enforcement agencies in and around the county that work closely with this facility are Immigration, Department of Corrections, St. James Parish County Sheriff’s Office, and the US Marshals. 

Most of the inmates in the St. James Parish Prison reside in St. James Parish County. This facility normally holds inmates that have no more than a 2-year sentence. 

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How to Find Someone in St. James Parish Prison

The St. James Parish County Sheriff’s Department manages and operates the St. James Parish Prison. Keeping and maintaining an up to date database of all current inmates is a big responsibility. That is what the St. James Parish County Sheriff's Department does

The St. James Parish Prison has its roster with their current arrests open to the general public by the Otter County Sheriff's Department. This database can be found on the St. James Parish County Sheriff’s Department official website.

This database can be searched by the inmate’s name. You will see the following below when doing a successful inmate search:

• Mugshots
• Charges
• Inmate's Full Name

You can contact the St. James Parish Prison at 225-562-2504 if you would like more information about an inmate.

Sending a Mail/Care Package

St. James Parish Prison inmates are allowed to get written letters from their family and friends in the mail. For safety reasons all letters get examined by the jail employees when they arrive. The letters will get passed out to the inmates after the jail employees check the letters.

There are a number of items you are not allowed to send when sending things along with your letters to the jail. Below is a list of items that are not allowed to be sent:

•    Gang Related Items
•    Glitter
•    Confetti
•    Ribbons
•    String
•    Plastic
•    Perfume
•    Polaroids
•    Music Cards
•    Lipstick/Lip Gloss/Chapstick
•    Writing Paper
•    Envelopes
•    Pencils
•    Pens
•    Stamps
•    Metal
•    No photographs larger than 5x7”

St. James Parish Prison are allowed to get books, newspaper and magazines. The books, newspaper and magazines will need to be delivered straight from the bookstore or publisher to the jail. All books that are sent will need to be new and paperback. All used and hardcover books are not allowed. If a used or hardcover book is sent it will be sent back to the sender.   

The St. James Parish Prison address for the inmates is listed below: 

Inmate's Full Name
5800 Louisiana Highway 44, Convent, LA, 70723

Sending Money

In order for inmates to make purchases, they will need funds in their account. Cashier’s check or money order can be sent directly to the St. James Parish Prison if you would like to fund an inmate's account. Make sure you make the money order or Cashier's Check payable to the inmate. 

Money orders or cashier’s checks can be dropped off at the jail or you can send them to the jail at the address listed below: 

St. James Parish Prison
5800 Louisiana Highway 44, Convent, LA, 70723

Make sure to write a return address on the envelope if you are going to send the money order or Cashier's check in the mail. Allow a few days for the money order to be deposited into the inmate's account.    

Phone calls

St. James Parish Prison inmates are not allowed to get phone calls from their family or friends. During phone time, inmates are allowed to call their family and friends. Inmates are allowed 15-minute calls. The call will be terminated when the 15 minutes is over. 

Calling features such as three-way calling and call forwarding are forbidden for the inmates to use. The call will be disconnected if an inmate is caught using any of these features. Disciplinary action will be taken up against the inmate as well.  

St. James Parish Prison inmates are allowed to make collect calls only. Inmates are only able to call those who have a landline phone. Inmates will not be able to call those with cell phones. The individual receiving the collect call is the one responsible for any and all charges that are associated with the collect call. The St. James Parish Prison isn't accountable for any and all charges from the collect calls.

Email

St. James Parish Prison inmates do not have the internet available to them. Inmates do not have any electronic messaging systems available to them that they can use to communicate with family and friends. A written letter will need to be sent to the address above at the St. James Parish Prison if you would like to stay in touch with an inmate.    

Visiting Rules

St. James Parish Prison inmates are allowed to have visitors. All visitors under the age of 18 will are allowed to visit, however, they will need to go with their legal guardian. Before you are allowed to go in the visitation area you will need to show either your driver’s license, state identification card, or your United States Passport.

Personal belongings are not allowed in the visitation area so make sure you leave all of your personal belongings in your vehicle.

Saint James Parish Sheriffs Department / Saint James Parish Detention Center

Inmate Mailing Address

Inmate Name, ID, Housing #
St. James Parish Prison
5800 Louisiana Highway 44, Convent, LA, 70723

St. James Parish Prison Information

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