Orleans Justice Center

• Orleans Justice Center (OJC): 2800 Perdido Street, New Orleans, LA 70119, 504-202-9339.
• Temporary Detention Center (TDC): 3200 Perdido Street, New Orleans, LA 70119, another sheriff's facility on the same campus.
• Inmate information line (records division): 504-827-6777, for custody, charges and court-date questions.
• Medical inmate advocate: 504-202-9451.

The jail sits beside Criminal District Court, so most hearings happen next door.

Type just the first few letters of a name if unsure of spelling, then enter the verification code shown. A separate option lists the most recent bookings from the previous two days, which helps right after an arrest. The sheriff warns that charges, status and court dates change quickly, so confirm with records at 504-827-6777 before acting. Write down the folder number; mail and money need it. For someone already in state custody, the Department of Corrections answers at 225-342-6740.

No. Ask records at 504-827-6777 for a booking photo. Act 281 of 2024, effective August 1, 2024, permits Louisiana agencies to release these before conviction, and a website that charges for removal must delete a mugshot without charge inside 7 days after dismissal, a not-guilty verdict, a pardon or expungement. ICE detainee photos: ICE FOIA. Federal photos are U.S. Marshals records.

A fast bond or an arrest outside the city line may explain it. Check Jefferson Parish Correctional Center and the Kenner jail, 504-712-2227. St. Bernard Parish's jail in Chalmette, 504-278-7645, is another option.

Yes. NOPD writes summonses for many city-code and traffic offenses. New Orleans hears those in Municipal and Traffic Court, so no jail booking is needed. The date on the paper still matters, because missing it brings a warrant.

Article 230.1 gives 72 hours, minus weekends and holidays. In Orleans, a magistrate commissioner at Criminal District Court holds that hearing, fixes bail and, when money is short, assigns a public defender. A missed deadline means release on recognizance.

Tulane and Broad commissioners weigh the offense, past record and flight risk. Choices: cash, property, signature bond, or a licensed bondsman (Louisiana caps the fee at 12 percent). Our Orleans bail guide explains each. Call 504-202-9339 for the amount and holds.

• Clerk of Criminal District Court: 2700 Tulane Avenue, Suite 114, New Orleans, LA 70119, 504-658-9000.
• District attorney: 1340 Poydras Street, Suite 700, New Orleans, LA 70112, 504-822-2414.
• Public defenders: 2601 Tulane Avenue, Suite 700, New Orleans, LA 70119, 504-821-8101.

Orleans is the only parish with a court that hears only state criminal cases. Our court guide walks through it.

Send to 3000 Perdido Street, New Orleans, LA 70119, with the inmate's name, folder number and housing if known. Use a full return name and street address; P.O. boxes are not allowed. Plain white paper only, with no perfume, glitter, stickers or marker. Our mail guide has more detail.

Yes, but softcover books must ship straight from a publisher, distributor, book club or bookstore. Each person can receive four a month at most, and books sent by family directly are returned.

Use the deposit website linked from the sheriff's "Add funds to inmate account" page. Choose Louisiana, Orleans Parish, and the facility listed as Orleans Parish Prison, then enter the person's name and folder number. You can also mail a signed money order showing the inmate's name and folder number. Our deposit guide goes into more detail.

The balance covers commissary purchases such as snacks and hygiene items, plus prepaid phone time. Records at 504-827-6777 can confirm whether a deposit posted. Our commissary guide explains how jail stores work.

OPSO's inmate phone services page links an outside calling company where families set up prepaid accounts. Every call made by an inmate is recorded and may be monitored, so never talk about the Tulane and Broad case on it. Our phone guide and messages guide cover the rest.

Regular visits run Tuesday through Saturday in three windows: 8 to 11 a.m., 1 to 5 p.m., and 8 to 10 p.m. Check in 30 minutes before your scheduled time. You may visit once per week, and only once on a visiting day. Before the first visit, register through the sheriff's online or printable visitation application; the inmate can have up to three visitors with active status on the list. Video visitation is also offered. Our visiting guide has general tips.

• Bring a valid, unexpired photo ID.
• Everyone and everything goes through a metal detector; failing screening ends the visit.
• No cameras, video gear or cell phones past the detectors.
• No food or drink, except a bottle for a small child.
• No tobacco, matches or lighters, because the jail is smoke-free.
• No revealing clothing or anything that hides your identity.
• Keep children with you at all times.
• Anyone who seems intoxicated is turned away, and obscene language or disorder is not tolerated.

Breaking the rules can suspend visiting privileges. After a suspension ends, you reapply in writing to the warden.

Professional interview rooms are open to attorneys, bondsmen, police, licensed private investigators and approved clergy, counselors, medical staff, media and paralegals. A paralegal needs a letter on the attorney's letterhead. There is no limit on professional visits, though business hours are encouraged. Glass-partition attorney visits take place in the first-floor release lobby at 2800B Perdido, and contact visits on the second floor after the day's Zoom court ends.

Call the medical inmate advocate at 504-202-9451. That line is staffed by an experienced sheriff's nurse who looks into the concern and calls back, keeping medical information confidential. You can also call to share a diagnosis or a list of medicines and doses. Report any self-harm risk immediately.

The sheriff asks families, friends and lawyers to report sexual abuse, harassment or staff misconduct at OJC right away. The confidential hotline is 844-201-4312 or 504-717-2279, and reports can be made without giving your name.

Release from the Perdido Street jail can take several hours after bond posts, since Perdido Street staff clear holds and return belongings. Call records at 504-827-6777 before heading over.

Someone handed DOC time often waits at the Justice Center until the state moves them. The DOC locator line at 225-383-4580 tracks transfers out of the Justice Center, and our Louisiana state prisons list covers each prison.

Phone the sheriff's records office at 504-827-6777, or NOPD at 504-821-2222, to ask about an Orleans warrant. Neither OPSO nor NOPD publishes names, and Louisiana keeps no public statewide warrant lookup. Arranging a surrender at Orleans Justice Center on Perdido Street through a lawyer often speeds bail. If the warrant came from missing court at Tulane and Broad, the clerk's office at 2700 Tulane Avenue, Suite 114, 504-658-9000, explains how a skipped Tulane and Broad date is reset.

Orleans Parish Juvenile Court hears cases for children under 17. Youths are held at the Juvenile Justice Intervention Center, 1100 Milton Street, 504-658-3400. Since April 19, 2024, 17-year-olds are charged as adults.

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana is at 500 Poydras Street; clerk in Room C151, New Orleans, LA 70130, 504-589-7600. A Poydras Street magistrate reads the pretrial services report and applies the Bail Reform Act (18 U.S.C. 3142). The U.S. Marshals, Suite 724 of that building, 504-589-6079, may board defendants in local jails. Sentenced federal prisoners: BOP inmate locator.

1. Fingerprints from a Perdido Street booking reach federal systems; ICE may send a detainer.
2. Paying the local bail does not remove it.
3. The jail may hold someone up to 48 hours past release for ICE.
4. If agents don't arrive, the detainer lapses.
5. Act 314 of 2024 directs Louisiana agencies to cooperate.

Search the ICE detainee locator. The field office is upriver at 181 James Drive W, St. Rose, LA 70087. Families in New Orleans can call ICE's detention line at 888-351-4024.

Yes. The Orleans Justice Center reports to LA VINE, Louisiana's free system. Register, and a text, email or call goes out to you when OJC lists a release or transfer.

Hang up on the caller. The sheriff will never demand gift cards or app payments for bail. Verify any call like this with records at 504-827-6777 before you send money anywhere.

• New Orleans Police Department (NOPD): non-emergency 504-821-2222. NOPD covers the whole parish, since the city and parish share borders.
• Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office: runs the jail and courthouse security, 504-202-9339.
• Tulane University Police: Uptown 504-865-5381, downtown campus 504-988-5531 (non-emergency).
• Loyola University Police: 6363 St. Charles Avenue, 504-865-3434.
• University of New Orleans Police: 2000 Lakeshore Drive, 504-280-6371.
• Port of New Orleans Harbor Police: 1 Third Street, 504-891-7585.
• Louisiana State Police Troop B: 2101 I-10 Service Road, Kenner, 504-471-2775, for interstate arrests.
• City hall: 504-658-4900.

Dial 911 for any New Orleans emergency.