Corrections Division

Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office Correction Division is responsible for the care, custody and control of approximately 1,070 inmates throughout Rapides Parish. The division is divided into 6 separate departments.

Contact Information
Major - Karla Ryder - (318) 442-9243
Executive Officer - Gerald Carmouche - (318) 473-6737
Secretary - Ruby Mayfield Jones - (318) 449-5477


Detention Center I

Detention Center I houses 328 inmates and serves as an intake facility for Rapides Parish. It also houses Pre-trial detainees, Parish prisoners, Department of Corrections inmates, and inmates serving time for municipalities throughout Rapides Parish.

Money orders can be mailed to the address below or they can be brought in on visitation days. Personal property for an inmate can be brought in on visitation days.

For information on a detainee's bond, contact the on duty supervisor at (318) 473-6750.

Contact Information
Warden - Gregory Clark - (318) 449-5465
Assistant Warden - Antoine Batiste - (318) 449-5484
Secretary - Tara Smith - (318) 473-6816
Booking Desk - (318) 473-6750

Inmate mail may be sent to:
RPSO
(Inmates Name)
P.O. Box 1510
Alexandria, LA 71309

Visitation hours are on Saturdays from 08:00 am - 11:30am or 12:00pm - 3:30pm. Special visits and child visits must be pre-approved by the Warden's office as well as all pastoral visits.


Detention Center III

This facility houses approximately 381 sentenced inmates.

Money orders can be mailed to the address below or can be brought in on visitation days. Personal property for an inmate can be brought in on visitation days.

Visiting hours

    Trusties
    Friday
  • 08:00am - 11:00am
  • 1:00pm - 4:00pm
  • 6:00pm - 10:00pm
    Regular
    Saturday
  • 08:00am - 11:00am
  • 1:00pm - 4:00pm

  • Sunday
  • 08:00am - 11:00am

Contact Information
Warden - Gary Moore - (318) 449-4385
Assistant Warden - Isiah Horton - (318) 449-4384
Secretary - Marilyn Brown - (318)449-4381

Inmate mail may be sent to:
Rapides Parish Detention Center III
(Inmates Name)
7400 Academy Drive
Alexandria, LA 71303


Work Release

Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office Work Release Facility houses approximately 315 work release inmates. The inmates are employed throughout the community so they may become able to re-enter into society with a trade to obtain gainful employment. For information on hiring an inmate, please contact Lt. Paul Piazza at (318) 449-4363.

Visiting hours

    Trusties
  • Friday - 08:30am - 10:30am
  • Saturday - 08:30am - 10:30am
  • Sunday - 08:30am - 10:30am
    Residents
  • Sunday - 08:30am - 10:30am
  • Sunday - 1:30pm - 3:30pm

Contact Information
Warden - Quintis Smith - (318) 473-6647
Assistant Warden - Arthur LeBrane - (318) 449-4380
Secretary - Lesley Davis - (318) 442-9293

Resident's mail may be sent to:
(Resident's Name)
Rapides Parish Work Release
400-C John Allison Drive
Alexandria, LA 71303


Transportation

Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office Transportation Section is responsible for transporting inmates to court, medical appointments and extradition.

Contact Information
Captain Mac Dyess - (318) 484-5327
Sergeant Mark Broussard - (318) 484-5326


Jail Records

Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office Jail Records Section is responsible for maintaining records on the following areas:

  • Inmates housed in Rapides Parish Jails
  • Department of Corrections Billing
  • Parish probation
  • DWI probation
  • Parish Probation
  • Calculating Parish Time

Contact Information
Captain Ricky Doyle - (318) 473-6815
Sergeant Sandy Thiels - (318) 473-6735


House Arrest / Pre-Trial Detention

Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office House Arrest Section is responsible for electronic monitoring of inmates on House Arrest and Pre-trial Detention. Payments for these services can be mailed to P.O. Box 1510 Alexandria, LA 71309 or dropped off at the House Arrest office Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, located at 1006 8th Street, Alexandria, LA 71309 2nd Floor. There is a fee for Electronic Monitoring. The set up fee is $125.00 and a weekly fee of $30.00 for a total initial money order of $155.00, thereafter a $30.00 weekly fee. All fees payable by money order only.

Contact Information
Lieutenant Jay Slayter - (318) 473-6843


Road Crews / Produce Farm Crews

Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office currently utilize approximately 45 inmates for trash pick-up around Rapides Parish. These crews pick-up approximately 400,000 pounds of trash each year. To report trash on a road or to have appliances picked-up, contact the Rapides Parish Highway Department at (318) 473-6603. Old appliances will be collected on the second Monday of each month.

The Produce Farm utilizes approximately eight to ten inmates that are responsible for preparing, planting and harvesting of all vegetables grown by the department.

Contact Information
Lieutenant Bobby Bordelon - (318) 452-8909 (cell)

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