This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official record. Contact the responsible public office directly.
Official Release Contacts
For a local booking, release, or transfer question, start with the St. James Parish Sheriff's Office. Its published headquarters hours are general office hours, not confirmed jail-record-counter hours. Call before visiting.
St. James Parish Sheriff's Office
5800 Louisiana Highway 44
Convent, LA 70723
Mail: P.O. Box 83, Convent, LA 70723
Headquarters: 225-562-2200
Detention Center: 225-562-2505
Published general hours: Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Written public-record requests go to Public Information Officer Amanda Pertuis at pio@stjamessheriff.com or P.O. Box 83, Convent, LA 70723. The Sheriff's Office accepts requests by email, mail, or personal delivery.
- For a released person or a release transaction, use the home page search and records path.
- For state supervision, see Probation & Parole. The Donaldsonville District Office is at 10115 Frontage Road, St. James, LA 70086, 225-474-2020, weekdays 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
- For same-day activity, review Jail Releases: 24 Hours. St. James Parish does not publish a verified 24-hour release feed.
- For a state calculation or alert, use Projected Release and VINELink Inmate Search.
- For facility details, use the St. James Parish Detention Center page.
- For a state-sentenced person, call the Louisiana corrections locator at 225-383-4580. Time-computation questions use 225-342-0799.
- For a federal sentence, use the Bureau of Prisons locator. Immigration custody uses the ICE detainee locator.
The St. James criminal division of the Clerk of Court is at 5800 Louisiana Highway 44, second floor, Convent, with mailing address P.O. Box 63, Convent, LA 70723. Call 225-562-2389 or 225-562-2271 during published court hours, Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., for public docket and disposition records.