Caldwell Parish Jail Roster
The Caldwell Parish jail roster shows who is being held at the Caldwell Parish Correctional Center near Columbia. Sheriff Clay Bennett and his team at the Caldwell Parish Sheriff's Office run the jail and keep the roster available for the public. You can search the Caldwell Parish jail roster online through the LAVNS portal to find names, charges, and booking dates for current inmates. This small parish in northeast Louisiana takes pride in its law enforcement, and the jail roster is one way the office stays open with the people it serves.
Caldwell Parish Quick Facts
Caldwell Parish Sheriff's Office Jail Roster
Sheriff Clay Bennett leads the Caldwell Parish Sheriff's Office from the main office at 201 Main Street in Columbia. The sheriff's office handles all law enforcement in Caldwell Parish, and the jail roster is part of their public safety work. As the sheriff puts it on his website, "It is a pleasure and a privilege to serve Caldwell Parish as your Sheriff. We are proud of the deputies who work so hard to help make Caldwell Parish a safe place to live."
The Caldwell Parish Correctional Center sits at 671 Highway 845 in Grayson. This is where all inmates in Caldwell Parish are held. The jail phone number is (318) 649-5600 ext. 6. You can also fax them at (318) 649-5652. The sheriff's office main line is (318) 649-2345. Call either number to ask about someone on the Caldwell Parish jail roster or to get info about visitation and inmate services.
The men and women at the Caldwell Parish Sheriff's Office are, in their own words, "highly skilled professionals committed to their jobs and to the people they serve." Their duty, as stated on the sheriff's website, is "to provide the highest professional level of law enforcement response to the citizens of Caldwell Parish."
| Jail |
Caldwell Parish Correctional Center 671 Highway 845 Grayson, LA 71418 Phone: (318) 649-5600 ext. 6 |
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| Sheriff's Office |
201 Main Street Columbia, LA 71418 Phone: (318) 649-2345 |
| Website | cpso.us |
Search Caldwell Parish Inmate Records
The Caldwell Parish jail roster is available online through the LAVNS system. Go to caldwell.lavns.org to search for inmates by name or ID number. This is the quickest way to check if someone is being held at the Caldwell Parish Correctional Center. The search results show the inmate's name, charges, and custody status.
You can also search through VINELink.com, which is the national portal that connects to the Louisiana LAVNS system. Pick Louisiana as your state and then select Caldwell Parish. The results are the same. VINELink also gives you the option to sign up for free alerts when an inmate's status changes. You can get a call, text, or email. You do not have to share your name.
If you prefer to call, the LAVNS toll-free number is 1-866-528-6748. This line runs around the clock. You can also call the jail directly at (318) 649-5600 ext. 6 to ask about a specific person on the Caldwell Parish jail roster.
Caldwell Parish Inmate Search Access
The image below shows the Caldwell Parish LAVNS inmate roster page where you can look up current inmates.
This page gives you a simple search form. Enter a name and the system pulls up any matching inmates held in Caldwell Parish. The data comes from the jail's booking system and feeds into LAVNS at regular intervals throughout the day.
The Caldwell Parish Sheriff's Office website welcomes visitors with a message from Sheriff Bennett. The site says, "We hope the information provided here will be of interest and assistance to you and will provide an insight into how we are working to serve you."
From the sheriff's site you can find contact info, learn about the office, and get links to inmate search tools for Caldwell Parish.
Caldwell Parish Jail Roster Public Records
Jail rosters are public in Louisiana. LSA-R.S. 44:1 makes arrest records open to anyone who wants to see them. You do not need a special reason. The Caldwell Parish Sheriff's Office follows this law by making the jail roster searchable online through LAVNS. Basic booking info like names, charges, and bond amounts is always public.
Certain records stay private under LSA-R.S. 15:574.12. This covers things like parole investigation reports and internal corrections documents. But the information you see on the Caldwell Parish jail roster is not subject to those limits. The booking data on the roster is public record.
Note: The LAVNS system was created under LSA-R.S. 15:1229 to help crime victims track offenders, but anyone can use it to search the Caldwell Parish jail roster.
What Caldwell Parish Jail Records Include
The Caldwell Parish jail roster lists each inmate with their name, date of birth, charges, and bond status. If a bond has been set, the amount shows on the roster. Some charges carry no bond, which means the person stays locked up until a court hearing. The roster gives you enough info to know who is in custody and why.
Caldwell Parish is a small parish, so the jail roster tends to be shorter than what you see in bigger areas like Caddo or East Baton Rouge. But the same rules apply. Every person booked into the Caldwell Parish Correctional Center goes on the roster. The data updates as people come in and get released. If you do not see someone you expect to find, call the jail. They may have been released before the online system caught up.
Louisiana uses parish jails to hold state inmates too. The Caldwell Parish Correctional Center may house people serving state time under agreement with the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Under LSA-R.S. 14:405, all inmates in Louisiana are barred from using social media while in custody.
Caldwell Parish Jail Roster Coverage
Caldwell Parish covers a rural area of northeast Louisiana. Columbia is the parish seat and the main town. Other communities in the parish include Grayson, Clarks, and Kelly. All arrests in these areas go through the Caldwell Parish booking process. There is one jail for the whole parish, so the Caldwell Parish jail roster covers every arrest made within parish lines.
No cities in Caldwell Parish are large enough to have their own page on this site. But the search process is the same. Use the LAVNS portal or call the jail to find someone who was arrested anywhere in Caldwell Parish.
Nearby Parish Jail Rosters
Caldwell Parish borders several other parishes in northeast Louisiana. Each one has its own sheriff, jail, and roster. Make sure you search the right parish based on where the arrest happened.