Anyone seeking inmate information can call the 225-bed Shreveport City Jail 24 hours a day at 318-673-7130.
This facility takes in adults arrested in the county on misdemeanor and felony charges for booking and processing. Inmates stay in custody until they post bond, are released on their own recognizance, or until their trial is concluded, depending on the charges against them.
The inmate search tool displays the facility’s roster of people currently in custody.
Those convicted and sentenced to less than a year remain at the jail to serve their sentence. Those sentenced to more than a year are transferred to the Louisiana State Prison System or the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
This page includes details on the visitation schedule, funding an inmate’s account, sending mail, phone calls, voicemail, email and texting, tablet rentals, bail bond instructions, and commissary orders.
Get the inmate’s booking number or jail ID and keep it. You’ll need it for most correspondence. If it’s not online, Shreveport City Jail can provide it at 318-673-7130.
Phone: 318-673-7130
Physical Address:
755 Hope Street
Shreveport, LA 71101
Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's first and last name
Shreveport City Jail
755 Hope Street
Shreveport, LA 71101
Other Jails and Prisons
To search for an inmate in the Shreveport City Jail, review their criminal charges, the amount of their bond, when they can get visits, or even view their mugshot, go to the Official Jail Inmate Roster, or call the jail at 318-673-7130 for the information you are looking for.
Shreveport City Jail Inmate Search
Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections maintains a database of jails, prisons, district attorneys and court locations for every parish in the state.
The Shreveport City Jail maintains an average of 225 offenders in custody on any given day. The Shreveport City Jail has a monthly turnover of 40% of their inmate population, another 30% turnover every 90 days, another 20% every six months, and approximately 10% stay incarcerated between six and twelve months. Every year Caddo Parish law enforcement agencies arrest and detain approximately 39,780 offenders.
The following charts of Caddo Parish inmate population demographics are updated daily. The information shown is for today. For research purposes we have broken down the inmates by sex, age, ethnicity, and criminal charges.
The information is compiled from the Caddo Parish Corrections Department, the state of Louisiana Department of Corrections, as well as the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau records. It represents every person in custody in Caddo Parish.
For complete information on how to get directions, bond, visit, mail, send and receive email and texts, receive phone calls, and send money or commissary to an inmate, find arrest information for Caddo Parish and other counties surrounding this one, scroll down this page. We have a section for each.
We also provide photos of the jail that we have collected over the years.
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The Shreveport jail is a facility with a capacity of 30 beds. If an inmate is unable to post bail, they will be transferred to other facilities within the Caddo Parish Work Release program within 72 hours.
Jail bonding services are available at the City Jail, located at 755 Hope Street. Visitors can visit inmates on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays during designated visitation times. Each inmate is allowed two visitors per week, and the visitation day depends on the inmate's housing location within the jail.
For information on current inmates, you can visit the official website of the City Jail at https://www.shreveportla.gov/2233/City-Jail. To make a call or deposit funds into an inmate's account, you can use the services provided by Securus Technologies at https://securustech.online/#/facilities-we-serve.
After being arrested, the offender is brought to the Shreveport City Jail for booking, which is the detailed process of identifying, classifying, deciding on charges, and whether the person will either be released on their own recognizance, allowed to be released on bail, or moved into the jail until their court date.
The first thing every newly arrested person must do is close their mouth. Everything an offender says may be used against them, so the best thing to do is remain silent when questioned about the arrest and what led to it.
These are the steps of booking someone into the Shreveport City Jail:
If you have any questions about when you can pay an offender's bond and what the cost will be, call the facility at 318-673-7130.
When an offender is arrested and brought to the Shreveport City Jail in Shreveport for booking, there are several outcomes after being processed.
1. The offender will be released with no bail, promising to return on a specific date to appear before a judge in either Municipal or Caddo Parish Court.
2. The offender is ordered to remain in jail until their court date.
3. The offender is allowed to be released after paying a specified bond or bail. Call 318-673-7130 to get the exact amount.
The payment of an offender's bail or bond can take many shapes.
For detailed Frequently Asked Questions and Answers about the entire bail process in Caddo Parish Louisiana, check out the Shreveport City Jail Bail Page.
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How Do You Visit an Inmate in the Shreveport City Jail? What is the Schedule?
755 Hope Street
Shreveport, LA 71101
318-673-7130
ON SITE VISITATION SCHEDULE - ALWAYS CALL 318-673-7130 TO CONFIRM VISITATION SCHEDULE!
| DAY | TIMES |
| SUNDAY | 9:00AM - 11:00AM 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
| MONDAY | 9:00AM - 11:00AM 2:00PM - 4:00PM 6:00PM - 8:00PM |
| TUESDAY | 9:00AM - 11:00AM 2:00PM - 4:00PM 6:00PM - 8:00PM |
| WEDNESDAY | 9:00AM - 11:00AM 2:00PM - 4:00PM 6:00PM - 8:00PM |
| THURSDAY | 9:00AM - 11:00AM 2:00PM - 4:00PM 6:00PM - 8:00PM |
| FRIDAY | 9:00AM - 11:00AM 2:00PM - 4:00PM 6:00PM - 8:00PM |
| SATURDAY | 9:00AM - 11:00AM 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
Jail visitation takes place on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at four different times each day.
Inmates may have two visitors each week, with the visitation day depending on where they are housed inside the jail.
We’ve compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for everything you need to know about Shreveport City Jail’s Inmate Visitation Policies, Rules and Guidelines. If you still have questions after reviewing these FAQs, call 318-673-7130 for further assistance.
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How Do I Receive Phone Calls from an Inmate in the Shreveport City Jail?
To set up a phone account so that your inmate can call you from Caddo Parish do the following:
1. Enroll in an account with Securus Technologies.
2. Choose one of three account types, Securus Debit, Advance Connect or Direct Bill.
3. Choose Shreveport City Jail, then connect with your inmate.
4. If you have any questions, call Securus: 972-734-1111 or 800-844-6591.
To find out fees, how to's, calling times, limits on phone calls and other systems Securus has do that you can communicate with your Caddo Parish inmate, check out our Inmate Phone Page.
NOTE: All of your inmate's phone calls are recorded and stored. It is advised not to discuss their pending case.
We’ve compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for everything you need to know about Shreveport City Jail’s Inmate Phone Policies, Rules and Guidelines. If you still have questions after reviewing these FAQs, call 318-673-7130 for further assistance.
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This facility, known as "Shreveport City Jail" is also known as Shreveport Police Department, Shreveport City Jail , Shreveport City Jail , Louisiana, Caddo Parish.
