St. James Parish County Inmate Population
The local St. James Parish County inmate population is concentrated in one confirmed detention facility: the St. James Parish Correctional Center in Convent. Official sources also call it the St. James Parish Detention Center or the correctional facility run by the sheriff's Corrections Division. It holds adult people booked into parish jail custody, including pretrial detainees, locally sentenced inmates, and people whose custody status feeds into Louisiana VINE and LAVNS systems.
The count changes when arrests, bond decisions, warrants, court orders, releases, and state transfers occur. The parish roster is a current-custody feed, not a full census report. It shows who is in the sheriff's jail data at the time the feed is checked. Sentenced state custody is a different lane. Once a person is committed to Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections custody, the St. James Parish County inmate population search may need to move to Louisiana VINELink/LAVNS or the DPS&C phone locator.
St. James Parish County Jail Statistics
The best current figure located in the research is the official MyOCV inmate feed count. That feed, used by the sheriff inmate-search route, contained 63 entries when inspected on June 16, 2026. The research did not locate an official sheriff or DPS&C page publishing rated jail capacity, average daily population, annual bookings, length of stay, or aggregate jail demographics in accessible text. Non-official capacity references were found, but they are not used here as official jail-population facts.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Date |
|---|---|---|
| Current roster count | 63 entries | Official MyOCV inmate feed, inspected June 16, 2026 |
| Local detention facilities | 1 confirmed jail | Facility Map and DPS&C St. James Parish directory |
| Rated capacity | Not published in located official pages | Sheriff and DPS&C pages reviewed |
| Average daily population | Not published in located official pages | Sheriff annual reports located, but not text-extractable here |
| State prison in parish | None located | DPS&C facility and parish materials |
That gap is important. A live roster count is a point-in-time custody snapshot. It is useful for a St. James Parish County inmate population lookup, but it should not be treated as the annual jail population, bed capacity, or average daily population. For those older or deeper figures, the sheriff annual reports or a public-records request may be the more reliable path.
St. James Parish County Population Trends
Long-term St. James Parish County inmate population trends were only partly available in the research set. The sheriff annual-report gallery included 2025 and 2023 reports, but the PDFs were not text-extractable in this environment. A BJS-derived historical table indexed a local jail count of 74 on December 31, 2013. The current sheriff feed showed 63 entries on June 16, 2026. Those two points do not form a trend line by themselves, but they show why current roster data and annual statistical reports should be kept separate.
| Date / Year | Count or Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| June 16, 2026 | 63 current entries | Point-in-time official feed count |
| 2025 | Annual report located | Corrections figures not extracted from PDF text |
| 2023 | Annual report located | Corrections figures not extracted from PDF text |
| December 31, 2013 | 74 local jail count | Historical BJS-derived table indexed for St. James Parish Jail |
Population movement can happen fast in a small parish jail. A bond release, a bench-warrant booking, a transfer into DPS&C custody, or a detainer from another agency can change the public roster before any annual report changes. The live roster is best for current custody. Annual reports and state dashboards are better for year-to-year jail population research.
St. James Parish County Data Limits
The public feed lists person-level details, not aggregate jail demographics. It may show height, weight, gender, race, age, eye color, hair color, custody status, booked date, and a booking image on an individual record. It does not publish a county-wide breakdown of male and female inmates, race groups, charge levels, pretrial versus sentenced counts, or hold types. That means the St. James Parish County inmate population can be searched one record at a time, but broad demographic claims should not be made unless a later official source publishes them.
Data note: The roster count is sourced to the official feed. Capacity, ADP, and aggregate demographics were not found in official accessible text.
Laws for St. James Parish Jail Data
Louisiana public-records law frames access to jail data, booking photos, and sheriff records. La. R.S. 44:1 defines public records broadly, including photographs and electronic records kept for public business. La. R.S. 44:32 gives the public a process to inspect and request copies from a custodian. La. R.S. 44:3 limits some law-enforcement, prosecutive, juvenile, victim-identifying, and investigative records.
Jail operations are also shaped by state custody and jail-maintenance rules. La. R.S. 15:702 places physical maintenance duties for parish jails and prisons on the parish governing authority. La. R.S. 15:824 explains that people committed to state adult correctional institutions are committed to DPS&C custody rather than to one fixed institution. Louisiana Minimum Jail Standards provide jail-administration context, and the Death in Custody Reporting Act page explains reporting duties for deaths in custody.
Search St. James Parish County Inmates
The official current-custody route is the St. James Parish Sheriff's Office inmate search. It is a MyOCV feed-list tool backed by the official inmate JSON feed, not an advanced jail database with separate fields for date of birth, booking number, charge code, or facility. The public can search and sort the feed, and the default order is date descending. The manifest limit is 10 entries per list load.
- Open the sheriff inmate search route and let the roster app load.
- Use the search box for a name or other visible feed text.
- Use the sort control when a broader feed review is needed.
- Open the visible inmate entry and compare the name, inmate ID, booked date, and custody status.
- If the person is not listed, call the jail or check LAVNS, DPS&C, BOP, or ICE depending on the custody type.
The official inmate feed is the data source behind the public route. Its records are connected to VINE-style custody data through siteID LASWVINE and agencyID LASTJAMESSO.
St. James Parish Roster Fields
The roster controls are simple. That is useful for quick custody checks, but it also means a missing result does not always prove that a person is not in custody. Spellings, feed timing, transfer status, and state or federal custody can all affect a search.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search | Text search within feed | Unspecified | Manifest says search is shown; likely searches visible name or content text. |
| Sort | Sort control | Optional | Default sort order is date descending. |
| Date sort | Sort behavior | Optional | Date format is configured as MMM DD, YYYY. |
| Page/list limit | Automatic | Automatic | Manifest limit is 10 entries per feed page or load. |
The sheriff app lists the same inmate-search feature. The Apple listing is St James Parish Sheriff's, LA, and the Google Play package is com.ocv.stJamesLASheriff.
St. James Parish Inmate Record Details
A public roster entry can show identity, custody, physical-description, and reporting-agency data. The sample feed record included a booking photo in small and large formats. It also included an inmate ID, custody status, custody status date, booked date, a sex-offender flag, and the St. James Parish Sheriff's Office as reporting agency. Charges, bond, court date, housing unit, warrant number, and release date were not visible in the sampled public content even though charge-array metadata was present.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name fields | Last-name-first title, parsed first and last name, and full display name. |
| inmateID | Numeric local or feed identifier for the custody record. |
| Images | Small and large public booking-photo URLs when the feed has a photo. |
| Record details | Height, weight, gender, race, age, eye color, and hair color. |
| Custody details | Custody status, custody status date, booked date, and sex-offender flag. |
| Feed identifiers | LASWVINE siteID, LASTJAMESSO agencyID, and US/Central time zone. |
St. James Parish Inmate Search Image
The sheriff inmate search screenshot from the manifest comes from the official St. James Parish inmate-search route.
The screenshot supports the research finding that the St. James Parish County inmate population is searched through a public feed-style roster rather than a multi-field court or jail database.
County Jail Versus State Prison
Current parish jail custody and sentenced state custody use different systems. The sheriff roster is the first stop for people booked locally into the St. James Parish Correctional Center. DPS&C and LAVNS are used for state custody, parole or probation supervision, transfer notifications, and custody status after a person leaves the local roster. Federal and immigration custody are separate again.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Parish jail custody | Sheriff inmate search | Current local jail records from the St. James Parish Sheriff's Office feed. |
| Louisiana state custody | LAVNS/VINELink or DPS&C phone locator | State custody, facility assignment, and supervision status. |
| Federal sentenced custody | BOP inmate locator | Federal inmates incarcerated from 1982 to present. |
| Immigration detention | ICE ODLS | ICE detainee location, not a parish mugshot or court case search. |
DPS&C states that the locator can be searched through LAVNS by location, name, and ID or case number. The DPS&C phone locator is 225-383-4580, and callers using a name should have date of birth ready.
St. James Parish Records Fallback
When the roster does not answer a custody or booking question, St. James Parish has a clear public-records path. The sheriff public-records page says requests must be in writing and may be sent by U.S. mail, email, or personal delivery to Public Information Officer Amanda Pertuis at P.O. Box 83, Convent, LA 70723, or pio@stjamessheriff.com. There is no fee to examine records, but copies can carry fees.
| Record or Copy | Published Fee |
|---|---|
| Documents | $1.00 per page |
| Photographs | $1.00 per page |
| Incident report | $5.00 per report |
| Accident report with crash report | $20.00 per report |
| Body/dash cam or voice recording | $5.00 per recording |
| CD or USB | $10.00 per item |
Criminal offense records are generally privileged until adjudicated, and the sheriff page lists exemptions for investigative reports, most statements, juvenile reports, sexual-offense-victim identifying details, confidential sources, security procedures, training information, and technical equipment details.
St. James Parish Detention Facility
Only one local detention facility was confirmed for the parish in the official research set. Other custody channels serve people after transfer, sentencing, federal custody, or immigration detention, but they are not separate jails inside St. James Parish.
- St. James Parish Correctional Center - parish jail and correctional center for adult local custody, pretrial detainees, local sentences, and VINE/LAVNS-tracked jail records.
The Westbank sub-office in Vacherie is a service office for items such as traffic tickets, taxes, and reports. It is not identified as a jail, booking site, or inmate visitation location.
St. James Parish Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the St. James Parish County inmate population?
The official feed showed 63 current entries when inspected on June 16, 2026. That is a current roster count, not average daily population or rated capacity. Official sheriff and DPS&C pages checked in the research did not publish current capacity, annual bookings, or ADP in accessible text.
How is the St. James Parish County inmate population searched?
Start with the sheriff inmate search route for current jail custody. If the person is no longer listed, check LAVNS/VINELink, call the jail, or use DPS&C, BOP, or ICE depending on whether the custody moved to state, federal, or immigration control.
Does the roster show booking photos?
Yes, the feed configuration has images enabled, and sampled records included public booking-photo URLs. Photos are tied to current roster entries, and no official retention window for released people was found.
Where are court charges checked after booking?
Use the St. James Clerk criminal lines for court records and the 23rd Judicial District Court for courtroom routing. The clerk online portal states that conveyance and mortgage images are online, but civil and criminal images are not.
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