Claiborne Parish Jail Women Overview
Louisiana DPS&C's Claiborne Parish page lists "Claiborne Parish Jail (Women)" separately from the male detention center. The listing gives the East Main Street address in Homer, phone number, and fax number. The sheriff roster footer also identifies the Claiborne Parish Sheriff's Office at the same East Main Street address with the same general phone number used for Patrol and Dispatch.
No separate sheriff facility narrative, warden name, bed count, housing unit description, or women's jail visitation schedule was located in the researched sources. For that reason, the Claiborne Parish Jail (Women) page must stay narrower than the male detention center page. It can identify the listed facility and explain how to search for a woman in local custody, but it should not invent jail size, programs, mail rules, or visitor hours.
The DPS&C parish listing is useful here because it distinguishes the women's jail from the Claiborne Parish Detention Center and the transitional work program.
The listing helps prevent a common search mistake: not every Claiborne Parish custody record belongs to the male detention center on Highway 520 or to the state prison.
Claiborne Parish Jail Women Capacity
The research did not locate an official capacity, current population count, average daily population, or housing-unit breakdown for Claiborne Parish Jail (Women). The facility appears in the DPS&C local listing, but the listing does not give a bed count. The sheriff pages reviewed did not publish a separate women's jail profile comparable to the male detention center facilities page.
Use that absence as a limit. A woman may be held in local sheriff custody, but the public sources found do not support a claim about how many people the women's jail can hold, whether it has dormitory or cell housing, or what programs are available there. Current custody status should be checked through the LAVNS roster and confirmed by phone if timing matters.
Search Claiborne Parish Women Inmates
For a current local jail search, start with the Claiborne Parish LAVNS jail roster. The roster is linked by the sheriff as the official "View Inmates" route. It uses a disclaimer and alphabet filters rather than a simple last-name search field. The roster shell inspected in the research showed a last-updated timestamp, a "# of offenders" label, Show All, A through Z filters, and a LAVNS notification registration prompt.
- Open the Claiborne Parish LAVNS roster and accept the disclaimer if using the roster.
- Choose Show All or select the first letter of the woman's last name.
- Check whether the entry appears in local sheriff custody and note the roster's last-updated time.
- If the entry is missing, call Patrol and Dispatch at the women's jail number or call the main detention center if transfer is possible.
- If a record is needed rather than a custody check, use the sheriff's certified-mail public-records process.
The roster should not be treated as a certified court record. The researched disclaimer says roster information is provided for public safety and law-enforcement purposes, but it is not an official public document. Court charges after a jail arrest are maintained through the Second Judicial District Court and the Claiborne Parish Clerk of Court, not through the roster.
Claiborne Parish Jail Women Contact
Use the East Main Street phone number for local women's jail confirmation because that is the number published in the DPS&C listing and the sheriff roster footer. The Claiborne Parish Sheriff's Office public-records page, under Sheriff Sam Dowies, gives a different certified-mail route for copies of public records, incident reports, and records not available online. The sheriff web contact form is not the formal records-request path.
Claiborne Parish Jail (Women)
613 East Main Street
Homer, LA 71040
(318) 927-2011
Fax: (318) 927-9819
Public Records Requests
Marla Rowe, Civil Deputy
300 Hwy 146, Homer, LA 71040
(318) 927-4807
Certified mail only
Claiborne Parish Women Jail Visits
No official visitation schedule for Claiborne Parish Jail (Women) was located on the sheriff or DPS&C pages reviewed. Do not assume the women's jail follows the same practices as David Wade Correctional Center, because David Wade is a state prison with a separate approved-visitor process. Also do not assume the male detention center video visit rates are the full women's jail visitation policy unless staff confirms current use.
| Topic | Published Status | Practical Route |
|---|---|---|
| In-person visits | No schedule located | Call (318) 927-2011 before travel |
| Video visits | No separate women's jail rate located | Ask whether NCIC video is used for this facility |
| Visitor approval | Not published | Confirm ID and approval rules by phone |
| Dress code | Not published | Use facility instructions, not state-prison rules |
Note: Confirm visit rules with the women's jail before travel because official schedule details were not published.
Claiborne Parish Women Mail Phone
The research did not locate separate mail, commissary, package, money-order, kiosk, or deposit rules for Claiborne Parish Jail (Women). The sheriff's facilities page for the detention center documents Ally Telecom and NCIC phone and video services, but the women's jail does not have a separate sheriff page confirming the same details. Treat phone and account information as something to confirm with staff for the specific person and facility.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail Address | 613 East Main Street, Homer, LA 71040, unless staff gives a different inmate-mail format |
| Phone / Video | Not separately published for women's jail; ask whether NCIC account services apply |
| Money Deposit | No official women's jail deposit rule located |
| Records Copies | Sheriff public-records process by certified mail; ordinary exact copies listed at $1 per copy |
For records rather than commissary, the sheriff's public-records page is specific. Requests are accepted by certified mail only. The requester must be 18 or older, should describe the record sought, and may owe fees for copies, redaction, or certain reports. Accident, incident, and 911 address reports are listed at $15 by money order due at pickup.
Claiborne Parish Women Booking
A woman arrested in Claiborne Parish may move through sheriff custody, booking, and court processing, but the researched sources did not publish a women's jail intake manual. General booking can involve identification, property inventory, fingerprints, medical screening, and a housing decision. The correct facility may depend on sex, age, charge type, medical needs, warrants, and whether another agency has a hold.
The sheriff facilities page says inmate phone access begins after completion of booking for the detention center. If a family member has not received a call, the safest local step is to check the LAVNS roster timestamp and call the jail number rather than assuming the person was released. If the person has already been sentenced to DPS&C custody, search Louisiana VINELink instead of relying only on the parish roster.
About Claiborne Parish Jail Women
Claiborne Parish Jail (Women) fills a different role from the male Claiborne Parish Detention Center and from David Wade Correctional Center. The women's jail is a local sheriff-connected custody point listed by DPS&C. David Wade is a state prison for sentenced Louisiana prisoners. The transitional work program is a program listing tied to the Highway 520 detention center address. Keeping those settings separate prevents lookup errors.
The East Main Street address also appears in several Homer-centered criminal justice records. The sheriff roster footer uses East Main Street. The Clerk of Court, district judge, and district attorney offices are also clustered in Homer, but those offices handle court files and prosecution work rather than jail housing. For a custody question, begin with the sheriff and LAVNS. For formal court records after arrest, use the Clerk and court channels.
Note: Verify the facility, custody status, and visit rules by phone before traveling to Homer.