Orleans Parish jail inmate search

Calling the Orleans Justice Center at (504) 202-9339 is the direct way to check if someone is in custody. Staff on that line can check current records for you.

Two more places to look are the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office Detainee Information page and the Detainees page. State listings are on the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections page. For extra steps, read how to find a person in jail.

Booking means the intake step: following an arrest, jail staff note each person's name and charges. Anyone arrested in New Orleans is taken to the Perdido Street facilities, which the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office Corrections division runs.

New bookings don't always appear online right after an arrest. Call (504) 202-9339 to ask if someone has arrived at the Orleans Justice Center.

You can reach the Orleans Justice Center at (504) 202-9339. The Temporary Detention Center also uses (504) 202-9339 as its main phone line.

To send a fax to the Orleans Justice Center, use (504) 827-8531. These numbers are listed on the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections Orleans Parish page.

You'll find the Orleans Justice Center at 2800 Perdido Street, New Orleans, LA 70119. At 3000 Perdido Street, next door, sits the Temporary Detention Center.

Both buildings appear under local jails and programs on the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections location page. Call (504) 202-9339 for building questions at either address.

In New Orleans, the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office handles local custody. Someone held in custody while awaiting court or serving a sentence is called a detainee.

The Sheriff's Office posts detainee resources on the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office website. Call (504) 202-9339 if you can't find someone online.

Rules for visiting people held in New Orleans go through the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office Detainee Visitation page. Before you travel, find out which Perdido Street building holds the person. Call (504) 202-9339 to confirm visiting options at 2800 Perdido Street or 3000 Perdido Street.

At the commissary, the jail store, detainees get writing supplies, soap, and snacks. The Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office Commissary page has store details.

Before sending mail to 2800 Perdido Street, New Orleans, LA 70119, check the Communicate with Detainees & Contact Support Information page. You can also call (504) 202-9339 with mail questions.

See the Communicate with Detainees & Contact Support Information page for details on phone contact. If you have questions about detainee communication, call the Orleans Justice Center at (504) 202-9339.

Names, photos, and arrest records don't appear on County Jail Lookup. To see what the parish publishes, open the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office Detainee Information page. You can also call (504) 202-9339 to ask about a current detainee.

To let someone leave jail before trial, the court takes money or a written promise; that's a bond. In Louisiana courts, commercial surety underwriters issue criminal bail bonds at a statutory rate.

Conditions for release on bail are also set by courts:

• Getting out on bail
• Release on bail conditioned on a global positioning monitoring system
• Release into a pretrial drug testing program

Call (504) 202-9339 about bond status, or read how to bail someone out of jail.

At 3000 Perdido Street or 2800 Perdido Street, checkout timing depends on jail processing and court orders. Before a person walks out, staff finish paperwork and check court conditions. Call (504) 202-9339 with release questions or check the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office Detainee Information page.