Locate David Wade Correctional Center Inmates

David Wade Correctional Overview

Louisiana DPS&C's David Wade Correctional Center page identifies the facility at 670 Bell Hill Road in Homer. It is operated by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, not by the Claiborne Parish Sheriff's Office. The warden listed in the research is Michele Dauzat. The prison holds sentenced Louisiana prisoners and also serves as the Northeast Regional facility for oversight of state felony prisoners housed in local facilities.

David Wade opened in 1980 as the first medium-security state prison in north Louisiana. DPS&C describes a large rural campus of about 1,500 acres, mostly timberland. The original prison was designed for about 650 minimum and medium custody prisoners, with four dormitories and a special management unit known as the North Compound. In 1987, a South Compound added disciplinary housing with four cellblocks and one transitional dormitory.

The DPS&C David Wade facility profile is the image source for the state prison's capacity, visitation, programs, and history information.

The profile is a prison source, not a parish jail roster. That distinction controls the lookup route, visitor approval process, and the type of custody record available to the public.

David Wade Correctional Capacity

DPS&C publishes an operational capacity of 1,244 for David Wade Correctional Center. It also states that 48 percent of the capacity is maximum custody. The facility houses minimum, medium, and maximum custody prisoners, so the population is not comparable to the pretrial local jail population held by the sheriff. The page does not provide a live daily count on the facility profile.

People sentenced from Claiborne Parish do not automatically go to David Wade. Louisiana R.S. 15:824 commits state prisoners to DPS&C, and the secretary can transfer people between facilities based on treatment, training, and security needs. A person may be sentenced in Claiborne Parish and assigned elsewhere, or a person from another parish may be housed at David Wade.

Search David Wade Prison Inmates

The correct public search path for David Wade Correctional Center is the statewide DPS&C and VINELink route, not the Claiborne Parish LAVNS jail roster. Louisiana VINELink is the custody notification portal linked by DPS&C. Search-indexed DPS&C information says locator data can be searched by location, name, and ID or case number and is updated every 24 hours. It also lists a phone lookup route at 225-383-4580.

1. Open Louisiana VINELink and choose the Louisiana custody search route.
2. Search by name, ID or case number, or location when those options are available.
3. Confirm that the listed location is David Wade Correctional Center before planning a visit or sending money.
4. Register for custody-status notifications if release, transfer, or location change alerts are needed.
5. If the person was just arrested in Claiborne Parish, check the sheriff roster first because new local arrests are not prison placements.

DPS&C's annual statistics page also states that records of imprisoned people in DOC custody are confidential under Louisiana law, especially R.S. 15:574.12. Public locator information is narrower than a full prisoner file. For county arrest paperwork before sentencing, use the sheriff and court records routes instead.

David Wade Correctional Contact

Use the prison phone number for facility-specific questions about approved visitation, location confirmation, prison rules, and directions. Do not call the Claiborne Parish jail roster number for a David Wade prisoner unless the question is about a prior local booking before transfer under the sheriff's office led by Sheriff Sam Dowies. The facility's physical and mailing address is published by DPS&C.

David Wade Correctional Visits

DPS&C publishes detailed visitation rules for David Wade Correctional Center. Regular visiting days are Thursday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Incoming visitors are not admitted between 11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., and no visits start after 3 p.m. Each imprisoned person must request visitors for approval. The Visitation Department advises the prisoner of approval or denial, and the prisoner is responsible for notifying visitors.

Only six visitors may be in the visiting room with an imprisoned person at one time. Approved visitors may visit two times each month. Visitors under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian, and visitors age 15 or older must have picture identification. DPS&C also publishes a detailed dress code barring clothing similar to prisoner or officer clothing, sheer clothing, swimsuits, short or revealing clothing, exposed underwear, and other items deemed improper.

David Wade Mail Money

The researched David Wade visitation rules specifically mention money deposits through a JPay kiosk in the Visitor Processing Area. Visitors may bring one credit or debit card for food, picture ID, one car key or keyless device, change in a clear bag or container, and certain baby-care items in a clear bag. All other items must be left in the vehicle.

Because David Wade is a state prison, mail and money rules should be confirmed through DPS&C or facility staff before sending funds. County jail NCIC rates for Claiborne Parish Detention Center are not the same as a prison money-deposit rule.

David Wade Prison Intake

David Wade intake is a prison admission, classification, or transfer issue. It is not the same as booking after a street arrest. A person arrested in Claiborne Parish may first appear on the sheriff LAVNS roster, move through bond and court, and only later enter DPS&C custody after sentencing. Once in state custody, assignment can depend on security level, treatment needs, training options, space, and other DPS&C decisions.

Classification is a key prison term. It means the corrections process used to decide custody level, housing, programming, work eligibility, and security needs. David Wade includes minimum, medium, and maximum custody. The facility also has regional responsibilities for oversight of state felony prisoners in local jails, transitional work programs, and a female reentry program, which is a broader role than housing prisoners on one campus.

About David Wade Correctional Center

DPS&C lists extensive programs at David Wade Correctional Center. Education includes Adult Basic Education, High School Equivalency, developmental studies, Special School District services for eligible younger prisoners with special needs, Carpentry, ServSafe, IC3 Digital Literacy, OSHA 10, and First Aid/CPR. Social services include individual and group counseling, family planning and counseling, parental education, crisis intervention, sex-offense treatment, anger management, parenting, and substance-abuse counseling.

Medical services are also substantial. DPS&C describes a full-time physician, 24-hour nursing coverage, an infirmary for convalescent and chronic care, dental care, quality assurance, infection control, x-ray and lab diagnostics, emergency care, specialty referrals, telemedicine, pharmaceutical services, and contract optometry and psychiatry. Reentry work starts at entry through Reentry Accountability Plans and includes pre-release instruction in communication, victim awareness, problem-solving, health, budgeting, family dynamics, employment skills, and parole conditions.

David Wade has deep local ties. DPS&C says work crews assist Homer and Haynesville and provide emergency and natural-disaster support. Community service also includes Project Clean Up in DOTD district areas. The prison was first accredited by the American Correctional Association in 1992 and re-accredited multiple times through 2013.