Red River Parish Inmate Population
The Red River Parish inmate population is centered on one adult local facility, Red River Parish Jail in Coushatta. The Red River Parish Sheriff's Office operates the jail, and Louisiana DPS&C lists it as the local jail for the parish. The jail is not just a short holdover site. The sheriff roster sample reviewed in the research showed people marked as pretrial, presentence, parish sentenced, DOC sentenced, and DOC/parole detainer. That mix matters because the public count can include people waiting for court, people serving local jail terms, and some state-sentenced people who remain in parish custody.
The most stable Red River Parish inmate population figures come from public-records compilations and census-style sources, not from a live sheriff dashboard. Incarceration Transparency reported a 2021 average daily population of 46 for Red River Parish Jail and a rated capacity of 198 in its 2024 public-records memo. Prisoners of the Census listed 49 people in the Red River Parish Jail correctional population for the 2020 Census vintage. Daily roster counts change as arrests, bond decisions, court action, and transfers occur.
Red River Parish Population Statistics
Red River Parish is small by population, so a modest jail count can still be meaningful. USAFacts reports 7,620 parish residents in the 2020 Census and about 7,200 residents on its 2025 estimate page. Using the 2021 average daily jail population of 46 against the 2020 parish population produces a rough jail population rate of about 604 per 100,000 residents. That rate is a calculated reference point from cited figures, not a separate official rate.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Average daily population | 46 | Incarceration Transparency memo, 2021 figure in 2024 compilation |
| Rated capacity | 198 | Incarceration Transparency memo, 2024 compilation |
| Emergency maximum | 237 | Incarceration Transparency memo, 2024 compilation |
| Admissions | 372 total | Incarceration Transparency memo, 2021 |
| Census correctional population | 49 | Prisoners of the Census, 2020 vintage |
| Parish population | 7,620 | USAFacts Census data, 2020 |
Red River Parish Jail Trends
The Red River Parish inmate population trend line is best read as a set of snapshots because no official local jail dashboard was found. The 2020 correctional geography count, the 2021 average daily population, the 2021 admissions total, the November 2022 demographic snapshot, and the June 2026 roster counts all point to a jail that usually holds dozens of people, not hundreds. At the same time, the facility's role is broader than a simple pretrial roster because DOC-sentenced and detainer status labels appear in local custody records.
| Year or Date | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 Census vintage | 49 | Correctional population listed for Red River Parish Jail by Prisoners of the Census. |
| 2021 | 46 ADP | Average daily population in Incarceration Transparency public-records memo. |
| 2021 | 372 admissions | 281 male admissions and 91 female admissions in the same memo. |
| November 2022 | 42 roster count | Demographic roster snapshot cited in the memo. |
| June 10, 2026 | 41 roster rows | Sheriff-linked roster PDF manual count at research time. |
Who Is in Red River Parish Jail
The Incarceration Transparency memo gives the clearest demographic and custody snapshot found for Red River Parish Jail. Its 2021 admissions data reported 281 males and 91 females. Its November 2022 roster snapshot reported 42 people: 40 male, 2 female, 24 Black, and 18 White, with ages ranging from 20 to 60. The same memo reported zero ICE holds, zero U.S. Marshals holds, and 17 other holds for 2021. Those figures should not be treated as today's roster, but they show how the Red River Parish inmate population is documented in public data.
- Pretrial and court-stage custody - The sheriff roster PDF uses PRETRIAL and PRESENTENCE status labels.
- Local jail sentences - PARISH status appears in the sheriff roster sample.
- State custody in local jail - DOC and DOC/PAROLE DETAINER status labels show state custody can still appear locally.
- Other agency holds - The 2021 memo reported 17 other holds, while ICE and U.S. Marshals holds were zero that year.
Red River Parish Jail Capacity
Capacity data should be cited carefully because the figure found in research came from a public-records compilation, not from a sheriff-published capacity page. Incarceration Transparency reported a rated capacity of 198 and an emergency maximum of 237 for Red River Parish Jail. Compared with the 2021 average daily population of 46, that is about 23 percent of rated capacity. Compared with the June 10, 2026 roster count of 41 rows, it is about 21 percent. Those calculations help frame the Red River Parish inmate population, but they should not be read as official daily utilization rates.
No official DOJ consent decree, current jail construction project, closure plan, or local jail-specific bail reform order was found in the research. The most relevant recent transparency material is the 2024 Incarceration Transparency memo, which compiled capacity, admissions, demographic, hold, and death-in-custody information. Note: Daily capacity use can change quickly after arrests, court hearings, releases, and state transfers.
Laws for Red River Parish Jail Records
Louisiana law provides the public-records framework for Red River Parish jail data. The sheriff roster, LAVNS/VINE roster, and NetData listing are public-facing channels, while a records request is the fallback for booking records or jail material not posted online. Law-enforcement limits still apply. Pending investigations, juvenile matters, victim privacy, security concerns, expungement confidentiality, and other statutory rules can restrict access.
Key Statutes and Rules:
La. R.S. 44:1 defines public records broadly, including writings, photographs, and electronic information used in public business unless exempt.
La. R.S. 44:31 gives adults the right to inspect, copy, or reproduce public records and puts the burden on the custodian to justify withholding.
La. R.S. 44:32 sets public-records procedures, including regular-hour access, specificity questions, segregation of nonpublic material, and reasonable copy fees.
La. R.S. 44:3 governs criminal and law-enforcement records, protecting some pending material while recognizing certain booking and initial records as public within limits.
LCLE death-in-custody reporting covers reportable deaths for people detained, under arrest, en route to incarceration, or held in jail or prison.
Red River Parish and DOC Custody
Louisiana's state correctional agency is the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections. No adult DPS&C prison was found physically inside Red River Parish, but that does not mean state custody is absent from local records. The sheriff roster sample included DOC-sentenced and DOC/parole-detainer statuses. A person sentenced to state custody may remain in or move through a parish jail, so the Red River Parish inmate population can include state-sentenced people housed locally.
For a practical search, recent Red River Parish custody starts with the local roster channels. If the person is sentenced, transferred, or no longer listed locally, use Louisiana VINELink or the DPS&C phone locator at (225) 383-4580. DPS&C says callers need either the DPS&C number or the person's name and date of birth, and available details can include release date, facility, assigned Probation & Parole district office, and contact information.
Search Red River Parish Inmates
The Red River Parish inmate population search has several local entry points. Start with the sheriff corrections page because it links the current inmate roster PDF and the LAVNS custody notification route. The Red River Parish roster PDF is compact and useful for status, name, race, gender, intake date, and notes, but it is not a full profile system. The sheriff-linked PDF also warns that bond figures should be verified by phone because updates can lag.
The sheriff corrections page screenshot in the manifest matches this search topic because it shows the local corrections links for LAVNS, visitation, commissary, phone service, the roster, and bonds.
The Red River Parish Sheriff's Office corrections page is the source for the local jail roster and service links.
That corrections page is the safest first stop because it connects the roster, notification, visitation, commissary, and phone tools in one official place.
- Open the sheriff corrections page and use the current inmate roster PDF for the local custody snapshot.
- Read the status, name, race, gender, intake date, and notes rather than assuming the PDF is a full booking file.
- Use Red River LAVNS/VINE for a roster view, identity fields, and custody-change notifications where available.
- Use NetData if a date range or starting-name search is more useful than scanning the PDF.
- Call the sheriff at (318) 932-4221 or the jail at (318) 932-5753 before relying on a bond amount or release status.
- Check VINE/DPS&C, BOP, or ICE if the person is not in local parish custody.
Current Red River Parish Lookup
NetData adds a search form to the Red River Parish inmate lookup chain. It accepts beginning and ending book-in dates and a starting inmate name. Blank fields can be used broadly, according to the form notes. This can help when the PDF is hard to scan or when a book-in date range is known. The static inspection did not expose a full sample profile, so NetData should be described as a listing search, not a complete inmate-record portal.
The NetData Red River inmate listing shows the date and starting-name fields used for the local search.
The form is most useful when a user has a booking time frame or wants a structured search instead of scanning a roster PDF.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginning Date | Date picker plus hidden MM/DD/YYYY field | Optional | Help text says to leave blank to include all dates. |
| Ending Date | Date picker plus hidden MM/DD/YYYY field | Optional | Used as ending book-in date. |
| Starting Inmate Name | Text | Optional | Blank returns all starting names; maxlength 30 was observed. |
| Inmate Listing | Submit button | Not applicable | Button label is exactly "Inmate Listing." |
Released Red River Parish Records
A released person may drop from the current roster even though the booking record still exists with the originating agency. No dedicated Red River Parish sheriff records-request form was found, so the fallback is a Louisiana public-records request sent through the sheriff contact route, mail address, in-person office, or phone. A useful request should identify the person by full name, date of birth if known, arrest or booking date, the specific record sought, and the preferred delivery method.
For past custody that became state custody, the state search tools are usually stronger than the local roster. Louisiana VINE and the DPS&C phone locator can help when the person was sentenced, transferred, or no longer appears locally. For filed charges, court dispositions, and expungement matters, the Red River Parish Clerk of Court and ClerkNet are the proper records route rather than the jail roster.
Red River Parish Inmate Record Fields
Red River Parish public inmate records are split across channels. The sheriff PDF is the most concrete local sample and shows custody status, name, race, gender, intake date, and notes. It does not show mugshots, height, weight, date of birth, booking number, housing unit, arresting agency, charge statute, court date, or a full bond breakdown. LAVNS/VINE is more identity and notification oriented, with fields such as name, date of birth, race, gender, and arrest date.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Status | Custody or legal category such as PRETRIAL, PRESENTENCE, DOC, PARISH, or DOC/PAROLE DETAINER. |
| Name | Inmate name, listed last name first in the sheriff roster PDF. |
| Race | One-letter race code in the sheriff roster sample. |
| Gender | M or F in the sheriff roster sample. |
| Intake Date | Date admitted or received into jail custody. |
| Notes | Bond amount, no-bond status, probation or parole hold, DOC sentence notes, transfer notes, detainers, or fine-or-jail alternatives. |
| Bond notice | The roster warns that bond amounts should be verified by calling (318) 932-4221. |
Red River Parish Jail vs Prison
The most common search error is using one locator for every custody type. Red River Parish Jail is the local adult jail. Louisiana DPS&C is the state prison agency. BOP is federal prison custody. ICE is immigration detention. A person can also move from one system to another as charges, sentences, detainers, and transfers change. The Red River Parish inmate population should be searched through the system that currently controls custody.
| County Jail | State Prison | Federal or ICE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who is held | Pretrial, presentence, parish sentence, some DOC status, holds | Sentenced state prisoners | Federal sentence or immigration detention |
| Run by | Red River Parish Sheriff's Office | Louisiana DPS&C | BOP, ICE, or federal agencies |
| Where to look | Sheriff roster PDF, LAVNS, NetData, phone | Louisiana VINE or DPS&C phone locator | BOP inmate locator or ICE detainee locator |
| Best use | Recent local custody and bond notes | Sentenced or transferred state custody | Federal sentence or immigration custody status |
State and Federal Inmate Search
State and federal tools are not backups for every Red River Parish jail search. They cover different custody systems. Louisiana VINE and DPS&C help with state custody and custody notification. The BOP inmate locator searches federal inmates from 1982 to present by register number, DCDC number, FBI number, INS number, or name-based fields. The ICE Online Detainee Locator searches by A-number or by name, country of birth, and birth date. No adult BOP facility, ICE detention facility, or separate adult state prison was found in Red River Parish.
Louisiana VINELink is the statewide custody and notification portal used when a Red River Parish inmate search moves beyond the local jail roster.
VINELink is most useful for custody status and notifications, while local Red River Parish channels remain the better starting point for recent jail bookings.
Red River Parish Detention Facilities
The adult custody facility map for Red River Parish contains one local jail. Ware Youth Center is in Coushatta, but it is a juvenile facility and is not part of this adult inmate-population site. No separate adult state prison, federal prison, ICE facility, or regional adult jail was identified inside the parish.
- Red River Parish Jail - local adult jail for pretrial detainees, parish sentences, presentence inmates, some DOC-sentenced local custody, probation or parole holds, and other detainers.
Red River Parish Custody Terms
Roster terms are short, but they control where to search and what a record means. These definitions use the local status labels and Louisiana custody routes found in the research.
- Pretrial
- The case is pending, and the roster is not a conviction record.
- Presentence
- The person is past plea or verdict but not yet through final sentence or classification.
- DOC sentenced
- The person is committed to state custody but may still be housed locally.
- Detainer
- Another agency has asked the jail to hold the person or notify it before release.
- VINE/LAVNS
- The custody-status and notification system linked by Louisiana agencies and the sheriff.
Red River Parish Inmate FAQ
How large is the Red River Parish inmate population? The best sourced average found was 46 people in 2021 from the Incarceration Transparency memo. The same research set found 49 people in 2020 Census correctional geography data and 41 rows in the sheriff roster PDF on June 10, 2026. Daily counts change.
Where does a Red River Parish inmate search start? Start with the sheriff corrections page, which links the current roster PDF and LAVNS. NetData is also available for date and starting-name searches. For bond, call the sheriff because the roster warns that bond updates may lag.
Does the Red River Parish roster include state prisoners? The local roster can show DOC status when a state-sentenced person remains in local custody. If the person has transferred or is no longer local, use Louisiana VINE or the DPS&C phone locator.
Are federal or immigration detainees searched locally? Not usually. The local roster is for Red River Parish jail custody. Federal sentenced inmates use BOP, and immigration custody uses ICE. The 2021 public-records memo reported zero ICE holds and zero U.S. Marshals holds for that year.