• Tangipahoa Parish Jail: 101 Campo Lane, Amite, LA 70422, 985-748-8147, the number in the sheriff's jail guide.
• Other listed jail numbers: 985-748-3392 (state corrections directory) and 985-748-3236 (sheriffs' association).
• Sheriff's headquarters: 15475 Club Deluxe Road, Hammond, LA 70403, 985-345-6150, weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Amite City Jail: 101 Oak Street, Amite, 985-748-6169.

The corrections directory gives the jail's mailing address as P.O. Box 241, Amite, LA 70422. If one line rings without an answer, try the next.

Open the roster and type a last name. The sheriff describes it as covering current inmates, released inmates, charges and other incarceration details, so an entry may belong to someone already out; check the release field before driving to Campo Lane. Someone booked in the last hour or so may not be listed yet. Write down the inmate ID number from the entry, because deposits by phone or online require it.

Check the roster entry first. Copy requests from the public or news media go to sheriff's records at 985-345-6150. Act 281 of 2024, effective August 1, 2024, lets the sheriff hand out pre-conviction booking photos. When a mugshot sits on a site that charges for removal, that site must erase it for free within 7 days after it gets papers showing the charge was dropped, the person was found not guilty, or a pardon or expungement was granted. Tangipahoa Parish families ask ICE for Tangipahoa arrest photos through ICE's FOIA page. Federal mugshots stay with the U.S. Marshals.

Hammond sits close to two parish lines, so try Livingston Parish at 225-686-2241 or Washington Parish at 985-839-3434. The St. Helena jail answers at 225-222-6896 and St. Tammany's at 985-276-1000. A minor city arrest in Amite may be held at the Amite City Jail instead.

In-person visits happen on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of each month. Only people on the inmate's authorized visitor list get in, so ask the inmate to add you first. Arrive 20 minutes before your time; the jail allows no exceptions. Slots are first come, first served: if you are on time but your slot is full, you wait for the next opening. People serving state (DOC) sentences visit in one-hour blocks. Call 985-748-8147 for current hours. Our visiting guide has more detail.

The jail guide, revised January 9, 2026, applies the same rules to men, women and children. Turned away at the door are:

• clothing that looks like a corrections officer's uniform
• see-through clothes and swimsuits
• skirts, shorts, culottes or dresses above the knee
• low-cut, strapless, tube, halter or tank tops
• spandex or Lycra
• visible underwear, revealing clothes, or holes larger than an inch
• gang or club insignia, and profane or offensive prints
• house slippers or shower shoes

Proper footwear must stay on the whole time.

The sheriff lists three ways, each needing the inmate's name and ID number:

• Online through the deposit website the sheriff links, which charges a fee based on the amount.
• At the lobby kiosk on Campo Lane, with cash or a debit or credit card, during a visit.
• By toll-free phone at 866-232-1899, facility locator number 270422.

Deposit support answers at 866-204-1603. Our deposit guide explains the general rules.

Inside the Amite jail, people spend their account balance on snacks, hygiene items and other store goods. Ask the jail at 985-748-8147 about order days and limits. Our commissary guide explains how jail stores usually work.

The sheriff's jail guide covers mail rules; call 985-748-8147 before sending photos or books. Use the inmate's full name on every envelope. Our mail guide, phone guide and messaging guide explain the basics.

Yes. Hammond, Ponchatoula and Amite officers may cite minor offenses into city court rather than book the person. The citation shows the court date, and no one is held.

Under Article 230.1, within 72 hours of arrest, weekends and holidays excluded. The 21st district judge on duty sets bail and assigns counsel for those who cannot pay. If that does not happen on time, release on recognizance is required.

Judges in the 21st Judicial District decide the amount; the roster or the jail at 985-748-8147 can tell you what was set. Pay cash, pledge land, ask for a signature bond, or work with a bondsman, whose charge Louisiana caps at 12 percent. The clerk is at 110 North Bay Street, Suite 100, Amite, LA 70422, 985-748-4146, with a Hammond office at 985-549-1638. Our Tangipahoa bail guide has details.

The sheriff's office says it works with parish government on a bond treatment program for people with drug problems. Staff discuss it only with inmates, in person, at the jail. A phone call asking relatives to pay for treatment so someone can be released is not this program.

State criminal cases go to the Amite courthouse at 110 North Bay Street. The 21st Judicial District Attorney's office is in Room 204 of that building, 985-748-7890. The public defender's Oak Street office answers weekdays 8 to noon and 1 to 4 at 985-748-4922; raise the request at the first hearing. Our court guide adds records.

Property and evidence are returned by appointment only. You need a Release of Property letter from the district attorney's office or a court order signed by a judge; court minutes and case rejection letters are not accepted. Submit the sheriff's return request form, upload the paperwork (or a note saying it is missing), and wait for a call to schedule. Bring photo ID, and proof of ownership if asked. Vehicle releases run weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and need the registration or title, plus insurance if you will drive it away. Firearms require an order and a background check, and are not returned to anyone barred from owning a gun.

Yes. Louisiana law requires electronic monitoring companies to register with the Tangipahoa sheriff and the 21st Judicial District Court and to report violations to both. The judge sets the conditions; the defense lawyer can explain them.

List every prescription at booking and tell staff about health conditions. Relatives with concerns can call the jail at 985-748-8147.

Most Campo Lane releases follow bond by a few hours, more if a separate Amite hold applies. Call the Campo Lane jail before driving over so you know when to be there.

Someone sentenced to DOC time usually waits in Amite until the state moves them. Phone the DOC at 225-383-4580 to learn where they went, or see our Louisiana state prisons page.

Call the sheriff at 985-345-6150. City warrants come from the police department that wrote them, so a Hammond warrant means a call to Hammond police. Hammond and Amite offices post no names, and there's no state lookup. An attorney can accompany your relative into Tangipahoa Parish Jail in Amite. For a skipped date, the North Bay Street clerk, 985-748-4146, explains rescheduling.

Juvenile court handles children under 17 and decides whether detention is needed. For acts on or after April 19, 2024, 17-year-olds are charged as adults and booked at the Amite jail.

For federal charges from Hammond or Amite, the U.S. District Court for eastern Louisiana handles the case; clerk: 500 Poydras Street, Room C151, New Orleans, LA 70130, 504-589-7600. Detention is weighed under 18 U.S.C. 3142 after a pretrial services interview. U.S. Marshals: Suite 724, 504-589-6079. Sentenced people appear on the BOP inmate locator.

1. Fingerprints from Campo Lane are run through federal systems; ICE may lodge a detainer.
2. A parish bond does not remove the detainer.
3. Louisiana caps the post-release hold at 48 hours.
4. When ICE does not collect the person in time, the request lapses.
5. Act 314 of 2024 requires local cooperation with ICE.

Search the ICE detainee locator for anyone already with ICE. For Amite cases, ICE's New Orleans office is at 181 James Drive W, St. Rose, LA 70087, and families in Amite can call its detention line at 888-351-4024.

Yes. Campo Lane custody is listed on Louisiana VINE, which is free. Sign up, and a message by text, call or email follows any release or transfer at Campo Lane.

The sheriff has warned that scammers call relatives with real booking details and ask for payment-app transfers to release someone for drug treatment. Don't send them any money at all. Hang up and dial the jail at 985-748-8147. Pay only through the jail, clerk or a bondsman you chose.

• Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office: 985-345-6150 (Hammond) or 985-748-8147 (Amite).
• Hammond Police Department: 985-277-5700.
• Ponchatoula Police Department: 985-386-6548.
• Amite City Police Department: 985-748-6169.
• Southeastern Louisiana University Police: 1301 SGA Drive, Hammond, 985-549-3835 (non-emergency).
• Louisiana State Police Troop L: 2600 N. Causeway Blvd., Mandeville, 985-893-6250, which covers I-12, I-55 and state highways in the parish.
• Independence: town hall 985-878-4145.
• Kentwood: town hall 985-229-3451.
• Roseland: town hall 985-748-9063.
• Tangipahoa: village hall 985-229-8300.
• Tickfaw: village hall 985-542-9249.

Call a town hall to reach its officers. Deputies patrol unincorporated areas and places without officers. In an emergency, dial 911.