Ouachita Parish Jail Roster Overview
The Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Office, often shortened to OPSO, is the local agency behind the parish jail booking path. OPSO publishes a Bookings acknowledgement page that links to the official hosted booking portal at bookings.opso.net. The acknowledgement warns that booking information is supplied for informational purposes under Louisiana Public Records Law, may be updated periodically, can contain errors, and may not reflect current custody because jail information changes quickly. It also states that an arrest is not a conviction and that the information should not be used for legal action without verification.
There is a current access caveat for Ouachita Parish. The research capture on June 16, 2026 found the hosted web portal unavailable from local curl, and OPSO's separate app page says the OPSO Bookings Page is being reconfigured. OPSO directs users to download the Ouachita Sheriff App for the latest booking information. That means the official web route still matters, but the app and Records/Identification Division are the necessary fallback when a browser lookup does not return a usable result.
The county roster is not a universal inmate locator. It is the right first stop for people booked into the Ouachita Correctional Center, including pretrial detainees and some parish-sentenced people. A sentenced person may be physically housed locally for Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections reimbursement, placed in a transitional work program, transferred to another state facility, held by federal authorities, or detained by immigration authorities. Those situations require VINE, the Louisiana DPS&C locator path, the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator, the U.S. Marshals contact route, or ICE ODLS rather than only the parish roster.
The OPSO booking acknowledgement was captured from the sheriff's official site, which identifies the public booking page and the disclaimer users must accept before proceeding.
The screenshot is useful because it shows the official source path before the hosted roster handoff, but it does not prove that every current booking field was visible during research.
How to Use the Ouachita Parish Inmate Roster
For someone asking how do I find someone in the Ouachita Parish jail, start with the official OPSO booking route and then move down the fallback chain. Exact web-portal field labels could not be inspected during the June 16, 2026 research pass, so avoid relying on assumptions about a last-name-only, booking-number, or facility-filter search until the current portal or app screen is visible. The local records fallback is the OPSO Records/Identification Division.
- Open the OPSO Bookings page, read the public-records disclaimer, and use the "Acknowledge & Proceed to Bookings" link if the hosted portal loads.
- If the web portal does not load or appears incomplete, use the Ouachita Sheriff App. OPSO specifically identifies the app as the current source for latest booking information while the bookings page is being reconfigured.
- If the app or portal does not show the person, call OPSO main number at (318) 329-1200 or Records/Identification at (318) 324-2630. Have the person's full legal name, approximate booking date, date of birth if known, and arresting agency.
- If the person was transferred, sentenced, or placed into a Louisiana state custody channel, search Louisiana VINELink or the DPS&C "Locate Imprisoned Person" path, which routes to VINELink.
- If the case is federal, check the BOP locator for sentenced federal custody and contact the U.S. Marshals Western District of Louisiana for federal pretrial custody questions. The Monroe Office number listed in the research is (318) 322-8370.
- If the hold is immigration-related, use ICE Online Detainee Locator System by A-number and country of birth, or by full biographical information.
- For booking documentation, offense reports, or a public-records request when online channels fail, use OPSO Records/Identification as the local fallback.
Ouachita Parish Roster Search Fields
The county roster/app search-field inventory is intentionally narrow because the official hosted booking portal did not expose its live form during research, and the app-only screen could not be inspected in a browser. The confirmed public step is the OPSO acknowledgement link. For broader custody searches, the BOP and ICE fields were available from their official locator instructions.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| County booking portal fields | Unknown | Unknown | Not inspectable from the official web source on June 16, 2026; do not assume exact labels. |
| Acknowledge & Proceed to Bookings | Button/link | Yes to proceed | Visible on the OPSO booking acknowledgement page before the hosted portal handoff. |
| Ouachita Sheriff App booking screen | App interface | Unknown | OPSO directs users to the app for latest booking information, but app fields were not inspectable from browser research. |
| VINE name/status search | Web locator | Varies | Louisiana custody-status route for notifications and state/DOC-linked lookup. |
| BOP First, Middle, Last Name | Text | Last name for name search | Federal locator covers BOP custody from 1982 to present; first and middle names narrow results. |
| BOP Race, Sex, Age | Dropdown/text | No | Optional filters include race, sex, and age on the BOP name-search form. |
| ICE A-number and Country of Birth | Text/dropdown | Yes for A-number path | USA.gov describes an 8- or 9-digit A-number plus country of birth. |
| ICE Name, Country, Birth Date | Text/date | Yes for biographical path | Use full legal spelling and date of birth for the ICE biographical search route. |
What an Ouachita Parish Inmate Profile Shows
The exact public profile layout for the current Ouachita booking app or hosted roster was not inspectable during research. What does a roster record show in Ouachita Parish should therefore be answered from confirmed legal and agency facts, not from a generic jail template. OPSO confirms that its Records/Identification Division maintains inmate booking documentation. Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure art. 228 says booking books and booking information summaries are always open for public inspection. OPSO warns that posted booking material can change quickly and may contain errors.
| Field | What Official Research Confirms |
|---|---|
| Name | Likely appears on booking/app records, but exact display format was not inspectable from the current official channel. |
| Booking number or inmate identifier | OPSO mail rules require an inmate identifier for TextBehind mail; the exact public booking-number format was not located. |
| Mugshot | Louisiana treats booking photographs separately under art. 234, and public app/web photo display was not confirmed for every booking. |
| Charges | Jail booking information may show arrest or booking charges. Formal charges are filed later through the Fourth Judicial District Attorney and Ouachita Parish Clerk. |
| Bond | Bond status may change through court action. The Clerk Criminal Department handles bond forfeiture notices once a case is in court. |
| Housing | OCC holds pretrial detainees, parish-sentenced people, and Louisiana DOC inmates locally, but exact public housing/unit fields were not confirmed. |
| Custody status | Use the app/booking portal, OPSO records phone, and VINE for custody status because online booking data may lag or change. |
| Redactions | Booking photos, juvenile records, expunged records, and confidential state-custody records may be limited by Louisiana law. |
Finding County, State, Federal, and ICE Inmates
The Ouachita Correctional Center is the parish's primary jail, but custody labels matter. A person arrested by OPSO, Monroe Police, West Monroe Police, or another local agency may be booked into OCC because OPSO identifies OCC as the only jail facility serving the parish. After sentencing or transfer, a person may shift into Louisiana DPS&C custody, federal custody, or immigration detention, and the parish roster may no longer be the best search tool.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Pretrial or parish sentence | OPSO Bookings, Ouachita Sheriff App, OPSO Records/Identification | Recent local bookings and OCC custody questions. |
| Louisiana state custody | Louisiana VINELink / DPS&C locator path | Sentenced or transferred people, including some state prisoners housed locally or in transitional work programs. |
| Federal sentence | Federal BOP inmate locator | Federal inmates in BOP custody from 1982 to present. |
| Federal pretrial or USMS hold | U.S. Marshals Western District of Louisiana | Federal detainees may not appear in BOP if they are pretrial and marshals-controlled. |
| Immigration custody | ICE ODLS | Current ICE custody or CBP custody over 48 hours. ICE ODLS is not a jail roster and does not publish Ouachita booking photos. |
VINE is also a notification tool. OPSO links VINE from its visitation material, and DPS&C routes "Locate Imprisoned Person" to VINELink for Louisiana. Use it for custody-status changes, but call OPSO Records when the question is about local booking documentation.
Louisiana VINELink was captured as a successful source for the statewide custody-notification path.
The VINE screenshot supports the state-notification route, while the local booking facts still come from OPSO.
Ouachita Parish Jail Facilities
Ouachita Parish has two mapped custody facilities in the research file. The primary jail is OCC, and the second mapped facility is a male transitional work program tied to DPS&C-approved local custody. Use the facility page when the question is about address, operator, visitation, mail, money, or facility-specific status.
Ouachita Correctional Center
4801 Highway 165 Bypass
Monroe, LA 71202
(318) 329-1200
OPSO Records/Identification: (318) 324-2630
Maximum bed capacity: 1,222, per OPSO.
Ouachita Parish Transitional Work Program (Males)
4801 South Grand Street
Monroe, LA 71202
(318) 410-2400
Director listed by DPS&C: Scott Smith.
Lookup should use VINE/DPS&C and OPSO records, not only the ordinary jail roster.
Booking Process in Ouachita Parish
OCC intake is not published as a full public step-by-step manual, but the confirmed sequence starts when a person arrested by a parish or city agency is transported to the jail. Booking normally involves identity confirmation, search, property inventory, fingerprints and photographs as allowed by law, medical or mental-health screening, classification, and housing assignment. OPSO confirms that its records division maintains inmate booking documentation and that OCC houses pretrial detainees, parish-sentenced people, and Louisiana DOC inmates.
Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure art. 228 is central to the local record. It requires a booking book or booking information summary and says those materials are always open for public inspection. That does not make every internal jail record instantly visible online. OPSO's own disclaimer warns that information can change quickly, can include errors, and should not be treated as proof of conviction.
After booking, the court path becomes separate from the jail record. The Ouachita Parish Clerk's Criminal Department files formal charges from the Fourth Judicial District Attorney's Office. Felony cases under the Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure are handled by the district-court route, while misdemeanors inside city limits may be handled in municipal court. A booking charge and a formal charge are not the same thing.
Visitation Hours and Rules
OPSO's video-visitation page provides English and Spanish instructions and links users to GettingOut. The research did not locate a reliable daily on-site or remote schedule in captured official text, so visitors should not assume a specific weekday or time block. Confirm the current schedule, visitor entrance, ID requirements, and check-in rules with OCC before travel.
| Channel | Published Schedule | What to Do |
|---|---|---|
| Video visitation | Daily hours not captured in official text | Use the OPSO GettingOut link and confirm account setup before scheduling. |
| In-person visitation | Not published in captured OPSO text | Call OCC or OPSO before arrival for current rules, visitor entrance, and check-in. |
| VINE notifications | Not a visit schedule | Register for custody-status changes and criminal-case updates when available. |
OPSO's official video-visitation page was captured with the GettingOut and VINE links visible.
Use that source for the visitation channel, but verify specific visit timing with the facility because the schedule was not available in the captured text.
How to Contact an Ouachita Parish Inmate
OPSO uses GTL/ConnectNetwork for offender phone calls at OCC. The AdvancePay account lets an inmate call a specific funded phone number, while inmate PIN Debit lets the inmate pay for calls to allowed numbers from a PIN Debit balance. Phone-account setup is separate from commissary deposits, so confirm the account type before sending money.
Non-legal mail is handled digitally through TextBehind under OPSO's offender mail rules. Since November 21, 2022, OCC no longer receives and processes ordinary non-legal mail or mailed photographs on site. The required format is: Ouachita Parish Correctional Center, LA; Inmate Name, Inmate Identifier; P.O. Box 247; Phoenix, MD 21131. Senders must include a full name and physical address. Do not send checks, money orders, or attorney-client privileged mail to the Phoenix address.
Books and subscriptions have separate limits. Magazines and newspapers must be subscription-based, books must be paperback, no more than two at a time, and must come from a publisher or bookstore. Used books, Polaroids, and prohibited photo categories can be rejected under the OPSO mail rules.
Commissary and Inmate Funds
OPSO lists multiple deposit channels, and the account type matters. ViaPath/ConnectNetwork handles trust or commissary deposits with site ID 249, accepts online and phone deposits, and has a customer-service number of 877-650-4249. Kiosks are available at the OPSO public address, 400 St. John St., and at OCC, 4801 Highway 165 Bypass. Correct Solutions uses facility ID 10004 and lists customer service at 877-618-3516.
Approved money orders are limited to USPS, Western Union, or MoneyGram money orders mailed with the offender State ID and sender information to 4801 Highway 165 Bypass, Monroe, LA 71202. OPSO notes that the facility does not provide the State ID and does not accept MoneyGram or Western Union direct deposits through that money-order route.
Note: Confirm custody status and the correct inmate identifier with OPSO before sending funds, mail, or visit requests. A release, transfer, DOC hold, federal hold, or ICE hold can change the proper channel.