Calcasieu Parish Correctional Center Inmate Bail & Bonds

The sheriff also lists 337-491-3800 for the Correctional Center building. Use it if the main line at 337-431-1300 does not connect.

The sheriff's website lists recent bookings. For the bail figure, call the Correctional Center at 337-431-1300 and share the person's birth date and name. Confirm again before paying, as a judge can revise it.

Yes. The Correctional Center's page on the sheriff's site has a Court Records and Bonds section and a corrections FAQ. Read it before you go, then call with questions.

Under Article 230.1, someone who stays jailed must be taken to a judge inside 72 hours, not counting weekend days or holidays. People who cannot afford a lawyer get one named at that time. Missing the limit forces release on the person's word.

Five appear in Article 321: a bail company's bond, a bond pledging land or a home, a promise by a personal surety with no collateral, the defendant's own recognizance, and the full amount in cash. Courts may not use the no-collateral kinds for crimes of violence or felony firearm counts.

Article 326 accepts currency, money orders, cashier's checks, certified checks and public bonds. The jail can tell you which it takes.

No more than 12 percent of the bond or $120, whichever is higher, under R.S. 22:1443. That money belongs to the company even if charges are dropped.

The Clerk of Court is at 1000 Ryan Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601, and answers at 337-437-3550. Its mail goes to P.O. Box 1030, Lake Charles, LA 70602.

Yes, after the Lake Charles case wraps, provided every court date was met. The court can first subtract any fines or costs. The sheriff's page also explains inmate funds, and our money guide covers deposits.

An arrest order can be issued and the court may forfeit the bond. A company that wrote the bond can come after the cosigner. Under Article 312, a judge may refuse bail in the future to some people who missed court.

Any detainer lodged by immigration, federal officers or a different parish is separate from bail and stays in place. If ICE asks, Calcasieu may hold someone for as long as 48 hours after they would otherwise be released. Lake Charles families can look for a move on the ICE locator.

Call the sheriff's main office at 337-491-3700. If the person was moved, try nearby jails in Jefferson Davis Parish (337-821-2104) or Beauregard Parish (337-460-5520).

Yes, for any offense dated April 19, 2024, or later. Children under 17 are handled by juvenile court.