The inquiry's detail page names the housing site. The sheriff's corrections division holds about 1,070 people across these sites: - Detention Center I (intake and booking, about 328 people): 700 Murray Street, Alexandria, LA 71301. Booking desk and bond questions: 318-473-6750. - Detention Center II (about 370 sentenced people doing contract labor): 400 B John Allison Drive, Alexandria, LA 71303, 318-449-4360. - Detention Center III (about 381 sentenced people): 7400 Academy Drive, Alexandria, LA 71303, 318-449-4381. - Transitional Work Program (about 86 people): 400-C John Allison Drive, Alexandria, LA 71303, 318-449-4363. - Sheriff's office: 318-473-6700.

Center I also holds pretrial detainees, parish and DOC prisoners, and people serving city sentences.

Open the inquiry and type a last name. A detail page gives the booking number, housing center, each charge and the bond set on it. If a common name returns many hits, add a first name. Missing names can mean the person went home, moved to another lockup, or is not yet entered, so call Center I.

No. Detail pages we opened in October 2026 showed no mugshot. Reporters or relatives wanting a Rapides booking photo can phone 318-473-6700. Louisiana's Act 281 of 2024 took effect August 1, 2024 and lets an agency share an Alexandria booking photo before trial. A website that charges to remove one must delete it at no cost within 7 days once the person proves a dismissal, an acquittal, a pardon or an expungement. Records for someone in ICE custody go through ICE's FOIA page; federal booking photos stay with the U.S. Marshals.

Neighbors: Grant Parish and Avoyelles Parish. Allen, Evangeline and Vernon parishes also border Rapides. Use VINE below to search every parish at once.

Each site has its own address; put the person's name on the first line. - Center I: RPSO, (name), 701 Murray Street, Suite 303, Alexandria, LA 71301. - Center II: Rapides Parish Detention Center II, (name), 400 B John Allison Drive, Alexandria, LA 71303. - Center III: Rapides Parish Detention Center III, (name), 7400 Academy Drive, Alexandria, LA 71303. - Work program: (name), Rapides Parish Transitional Work Program, 400-C John Allison Drive, Alexandria, LA 71303.

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At Center I, visits are Saturdays from 8 to 11:30 a.m. or noon to 3:30 p.m. Special, child and pastoral visits need advance approval from the warden's office. At Center II, people inside are responsible for telling family their visiting dates. The Transitional Work Program holds Sunday visits from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. on the first and third full weekends of each month; its visitation line is 318-449-4360. For the basics, read our visiting guide.

The sheriff's deposit vendor posts payments 24 hours a day, whether you pay on the web or over the phone. By phone, call 866-232-1899 and give facility number 271309; the vendor's customer service is 866-204-1603. Online payments take Visa, Mastercard and PayPal. A money order may go by post to the center holding the person, or brought to Center I on visiting days or to Center III weekdays 8 to 4:30. Personal property can be dropped at Center I on visiting days. See our deposit guide and phone guide.

Money on the account pays for store items such as snacks and toiletries, and for calling time. Prices and order days are set by the jail, so ask staff if you're unsure. Our commissary guide explains the basics.

Alexandria and Pineville police may cite minor offenses with a court date instead of booking. Call the agency that wrote the citation to confirm the date.

Inside 72 hours, minus weekend days and holidays, under Article 230.1. The 9th district judge reviews bail and decides on court-appointed counsel. If that hearing does not happen in time, the law requires release on the person's own recognizance.

Judges of the 9th Judicial District set it. Families can post cash, put up real estate, ask for a signature bond, or hire a commercial bondsman, whose fee Louisiana caps at 12 percent. The Rapides Clerk of Court is at 701 Murray Street, Suite 102, Alexandria, LA 71301, 318-473-8153. Read our Rapides bail guide for step-by-step help.

Felony and misdemeanor state cases are heard on Murray Street in Alexandria. The district attorney's mailing address is P.O. Drawer 1472, Alexandria, LA 71309-1472, phone 318-473-6650. The public defender is at 620 Murray Street, Alexandria, LA 71301, 318-443-7082; mention money troubles at the first hearing. Our court guide adds dockets and records.

The sheriff's jail records section handles release dates and parish time: jail records and time calculation answer at 318-449-5453, parish probation at 318-449-5451, and DWI probation at 318-473-6734. Sexual abuse or harassment of anyone in custody can be reported to the criminal operations division at 318-473-6727.

Yes. About 45 people on road crews pick up roughly 400,000 pounds of trash a year, and work crews maintain public property and help after storms such as Hurricanes Laura and Delta. The Transitional Work Program places people in local jobs before release; employers can call 318-449-4363 weekdays 8 to 4:30.

Tell booking about every prescription and any condition. A doctor's note sent through the center helps staff check it. The sheriff's transportation section takes people to outside medical appointments.

Expect a wait of a few hours once bond clears, longer when a hold from another agency must be cleared. Pick up at the center that housed the person.

People with DOC sentences may be moved to a state prison or stay in a Rapides center; DOC classification and billing is at 318-449-5452. Call the DOC at 225-383-4580 and see our Louisiana state prisons page.

Ask the sheriff at 318-473-6700 if anything is active and what bond the judge attached. Rapides deputies post no names, and families have no state lookup. A person with an active warrant can arrange to surrender at Rapides Parish Detention Center I with a lawyer, which usually goes better than an arrest. For a skipped hearing, call the clerk on Murray Street in Alexandria, 318-473-8153, about a new date.

Juvenile court handles children under 17. A 17-year-old charged for conduct on or after April 19, 2024 goes to adult court.

Alexandria hosts a division of the Western District of Louisiana. The U.S. District Court clerk is at 515 Murray Street, Suite 105, Alexandria, LA 71301, 318-473-7415. A magistrate judge rules on detention under 18 U.S.C. 3142 after a pretrial services report. The U.S. Marshals office is at 515 Murray Street, Room 201, 318-473-7411. Sentenced federal prisoners show up on the BOP inmate locator.

1. Murray Street booking prints are shared federally; ICE can respond with a detainer.
2. Posting local bail does not end that detainer.
3. State law caps the extra stay at 48 hours.
4. Without an ICE pickup, the request runs out.
5. Act 314 of 2024 directs local agencies to cooperate with ICE requests.

Find people in ICE custody on the ICE detainee locator by searching an alien registration (A) number, or a full name plus birth country. For Alexandria cases, ICE's New Orleans office is at 181 James Drive W, St. Rose, LA 70087, and families in Alexandria can call its detention line at 888-351-4024.

Alexandria jails report to Louisiana VINE, which costs nothing. Sign up with the name, and a Rapides transfer or release will reach you by call, text or email.

End the call and phone the Alexandria detention center yourself. Rapides bond is paid at the jail, at the clerk's office, or through a bondsman you picked. Gift cards and payment apps are never used.

• Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office: 318-473-6700.
• Alexandria Police Department: 318-449-5099.
• Pineville Police Department: 318-442-6603.
• Louisiana State Police Troop E: 1710 Odom Street, Alexandria, LA 71301, 318-487-5911, for I-49 and highway arrests.
• Ball: town hall 318-640-9605.
• Boyce: town hall 318-793-2175.
• Cheneyville: town hall 318-279-2155.
• Glenmora: town hall 318-625-6870.
• Lecompte: town hall 318-776-5488.
• McNary: village hall 318-748-8264.
• Woodworth: town hall 318-442-1198.
• Forest Hill: no confirmed public number, so call the sheriff.

Town halls can connect you with the local marshal or police. Deputies patrol rural Rapides and any village without its own officers. In an emergency, dial 911.