Claiborne Parish Detention Center Overview
The Claiborne Parish Sheriff's Office facilities page identifies Claiborne Parish Detention Center as the local detention center at 1415 Highway 520 in Homer. It is operated by the sheriff's office and is listed by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections as the Claiborne Parish Detention Center for males. The sheriff's page names Warden Melanie Moss and says the facility houses male offenders age 17 or older for Claiborne Parish, surrounding parishes, and the Louisiana Department of Corrections.
The facility is described by the sheriff as open dormitory style. That detail matters because the Claiborne Parish Detention Center is not presented as a small holding room or a state prison. It is a local jail facility with a broader housing role. People arrested in Claiborne Parish may be booked into local custody, while some people committed to Louisiana corrections can also be housed in parish jail space under state law. Louisiana R.S. 15:824 explains the state commitment and transfer framework that lets DPS&C manage people committed to state corrections while some remain in local facilities.
The sheriff's facilities page is shown below because it is the official local source for the detention center address, warden, phone number, and communication rates.
The screenshot reinforces that the detention center page is mainly a facility and communications source. Roster searches still run through the LAVNS jail roster rather than through a search box on the facilities page.
Claiborne Parish Detention Capacity
Official sheriff and DPS&C facility pages found for Claiborne Parish did not publish a current daily jail population, current average daily population, or a current sheriff-issued bed count for the Claiborne Parish Detention Center. The LAVNS roster has a "# of offenders" display label and a last-updated timestamp, but the direct pre-disclaimer fetch did not populate a count. Do not use the roster shell as a population report.
The only researched bed-count figure for the male detention center came from a 2022 Incarceration Transparency memo. That secondary source reports that the detention center opened in 1982, first had capacity for 50 people, and could house up to 590 after a renovation and expansion in 2000. Because the sheriff and DPS&C pages did not independently publish that capacity, the number should be read as sourced historical capacity context, not as a live population figure.
Lookup Claiborne Parish Detention Inmates
The correct online route for a current local jail custody check is the Claiborne Parish Sheriff's Office LAVNS jail roster. The sheriff homepage links to it as "View Inmates," and the roster page is titled "Claiborne Parish Sheriff's Office Jail Roster." It is not a modern name-search box. The researched page shows a disclaimer workflow, Show All, A through Z alphabet filters, a LAVNS notification prompt, and a last-updated timestamp.
- Open the Claiborne Parish LAVNS roster from the sheriff's inmate link or by going to the official roster URL.
- Read the roster disclaimer and select "I agree" if the terms are accepted.
- Use Show All or select the first letter of the person's last name.
- Check the last-updated time before relying on a result, since a release or transfer may have occurred after the roster refreshed.
- If the person is not shown, call the detention center or Patrol and Dispatch, then use the certified-mail public-records route for records not online.
The county roster is for sheriff custody. A person already sentenced to DPS&C custody may need to be checked through Louisiana VINELink or DPS&C channels instead. The state locator route is also useful for custody notifications. For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP or ICE systems rather than the Claiborne Parish jail roster.
Claiborne Parish Detention Contact
Use the detention center number for facility-specific questions about male jail custody, current housing, visitation access, and phone or video account issues. The sheriff roster footer also lists the sheriff's office at East Main Street with a general phone number. For certified public-records requests, the research points to the sheriff's Civil Office records liaison process, not the web contact form.
Claiborne Parish Detention Center
1415 Highway 520
Homer, LA 71040
(318) 927-4201
Fax: (318) 927-6278
Sheriff Records Liaison
300 Hwy 146
Homer, LA 71040
(318) 927-4807
Certified-mail records requests only
Claiborne Parish Detention Visits
The sheriff's researched facility page did not publish a county jail in-person visitation schedule, visitor parking rule, public lobby rule, or dress code for the Claiborne Parish Detention Center. It did publish NCIC video visit rates and account routes. That means visitors should not copy David Wade state-prison rules onto the county jail. Confirm the current jail visit method, approval steps, and arrival location by phone before travel.
| Visit or Access Type | Published Detail | Source Note |
|---|---|---|
| In-person visits | No official county schedule located | Call the detention center before travel |
| Video visits | $0.30 per minute | Sheriff facilities page |
| Visitor parking | Not published | Confirm with facility staff |
| Accessible entrance | Not published | Ask before arrival if accommodation is needed |
Note: Call the facility before travel because the researched county pages did not publish a fixed public visitation schedule.
Claiborne Parish Detention Phone Money
The strongest published service details for the Claiborne Parish Detention Center involve phone, video, and messaging. The sheriff facilities page names Ally Telecom Group and NCIC accounts for prepaid calls, inmate debit, video visits, text messages, picture messages, and video messages. Telephones are available after completion of booking, and three-way calls are prohibited. Incoming calls are not accepted except voicemail messages to approved inmates.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| U.S. calls | Ally Telecom / NCIC, $0.20 per minute, no connection fees |
| Mexico and Canada calls | $0.25 per minute |
| Other international calls | $0.35 per minute |
| Video visits | NCIC account, $0.30 per minute |
| Messages | $0.25 per message; picture or video messages $0.35 each |
| Account funding | NCIC account portal or 1-800-943-2189 |
County jail mail rules, commissary vendor details, kiosk locations, deposit fees, and accepted money-order rules were not located on the sheriff pages reviewed. Do not send money or packages based on generic jail rules. Confirm the current mail format and deposit method with the facility first.
Claiborne Parish Detention Booking
A Claiborne Parish arrest usually moves from field arrest or warrant arrest to sheriff custody, then through booking and classification. The researched local pages did not publish a full intake checklist, but the sheriff facilities page gives one useful timing point: inmate telephone access starts after completion of booking. That means family members may not receive an immediate call the moment a person arrives.
Booking may include identification, property inventory, fingerprints, a booking photograph if required by law-enforcement process, medical screening, and housing placement. Court steps are separate. The roster is a custody snapshot, while formal charges and court events move through the Second Judicial District Court and the Claiborne Parish Clerk of Court. For a broader roster explanation, use the Claiborne Parish jail inmate records page.
About Claiborne Parish Detention Center
The detention center is part of a Homer-centered custody network that also includes the women's jail listing at East Main Street, the Claiborne Parish Transitional Work Program at the detention center address, and the state-operated David Wade Correctional Center nearby. The sheriff's December 2025 employee appreciation news item confirms current detention center administrative context by naming Warden Melanie Moss, Sheriff Sam Dowies, and CPDC staff.
Claiborne Parish is small by population, but it contains more than one custody setting. A search for a person held after arrest should begin with the sheriff and LAVNS roster. A search for a sentenced state prisoner should move to DPS&C and VINELink. If the matter is federal or immigration-related, the BOP, U.S. Marshals, or ICE locator route is separate from local jail records.
Note: Verify custody and visit rules with the detention center before making plans or relying on a roster entry.