Find East Carroll Parish Jail Roster
The East Carroll Parish jail roster tracks inmates held at the Riverbend Detention Center in Lake Providence. This small parish in northeast Louisiana sits along the Mississippi River near the Arkansas border. Sheriff Wydette Williams runs the East Carroll Parish Sheriff's Office and oversees jail operations. You can search the jail roster to find out who is currently in custody, what charges they face, and their bond status. The roster is available for public use, though online access has some limits in this parish compared to larger ones.
East Carroll Parish Quick Facts
East Carroll Parish Sheriff's Office
The East Carroll Parish Sheriff's Office is at 301 First Street in Lake Providence. Sheriff Wydette Williams leads the department. You can reach the office by phone at 318-559-2800 or by email at wwilliams@ecsheriff.com. The sheriff's office handles all law enforcement and jail duties for the parish.
The East Carroll Parish Sheriff's Office will uphold the law fairly and firmly, pursue and bring to justice those who break the law, prevent crime, keep the peace, protect and serve. That is the stated mission of this department. Despite being one of the smallest parishes in Louisiana, the office runs a full jail operation and keeps records on all bookings.
Visit the East Carroll Parish Sheriff's Office website for contact info and general department details. The site has basic information about the sheriff's department and its divisions.
| Sheriff | Wydette Williams |
|---|---|
| Address | 301 First Street, Lake Providence, LA 71254 |
| Phone | 318-559-2800 |
| wwilliams@ecsheriff.com |
Riverbend Detention Center
East Carroll Parish operates the Riverbend Detention Center. The facility has both male and female housing. It sits at 9450 Highway 65 South in Lake Providence. If you need to contact Riverbend Detention Center, call (318) 559-5980 or visit at 9450 Highway 65 South, Lake Providence. The jail holds people arrested in East Carroll Parish as well as inmates from other agencies when space allows.
Information presented on the jail's website is collected, maintained, and provided for the convenience of the site visitor. While every effort is made to keep such information accurate and up-to-date, the East Carroll Parish Riverbend facility cannot certify the accuracy or authenticity of any information. Under no circumstances shall East Carroll Parish, the Sheriff of East Carroll Parish, the web development supplier, or employees of East Carroll Parish Riverbend Detention Center be liable for any decisions, actions taken, or omissions made from reliance on any information contained on the site.
| Facility | Riverbend Detention Center |
|---|---|
| Address | 9450 Highway 65 South, Lake Providence, LA 71254 |
| Phone | 318-559-5980 |
Note: Call the detention center directly at 318-559-5980 for the most current info on who is in custody.
Search the East Carroll Parish Jail Roster
Searching the East Carroll Parish jail roster can be done a few ways. The LAVNS system, which covers most Louisiana parishes, has a page for East Carroll at eastcarroll.lavns.org. However, LAVNS data is not always available for this agency. For questions about the availability of the LAVNS roster, contact the East Carroll Parish Jail facility at (318) 559-2800. If the online roster is down, calling the jail is your best option.
The screenshot below shows the East Carroll Parish inmate search page on the LAVNS system. This is where you would normally look up inmates online.
When the system is working, you can search by name or browse the full list of current inmates. Results show the person's name, charges, and booking date. Keep in mind that the data may lag behind real-time bookings by a few hours.
You can also use VINE Link to check on inmates held in East Carroll Parish. VINE pulls data from parish jails across the state. Call 1-866-528-6748 to use the automated phone system. It runs all day, every day. Under Louisiana's Public Records Law (LSA-R.S. 44:1), arrest records are public. You have the right to ask who is in jail.
East Carroll Parish Jail Roster Online
The East Carroll Parish Sheriff's Office website provides basic department information and contact details. The screenshot below shows the sheriff's website.
While the sheriff's site does not always have a direct inmate search tool, it gives you the phone numbers and addresses you need to get jail roster information. For quick answers, calling the jail at 318-559-5980 is often the fastest route in a parish this size.
The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections can also help if you are looking for someone who has been transferred to a state facility. State inmates who started at the East Carroll jail may end up at a DOC prison elsewhere. Call (225) 342-6744 or email docpublicrecords@la.gov for public records requests at the state level.
Legal Access to East Carroll Jail Records
Louisiana law makes jail rosters public. LSA-R.S. 44:1 is the Public Records Act. It says arrest records are public records. Anyone can ask to see the East Carroll Parish jail roster without giving a reason. You do not need to be a family member or have any connection to the case.
Some records stay private. Under LSA-R.S. 15:574.12, presentence reports, pre-parole reports, and internal corrections data are confidential. But basic info like an inmate's age, offense, conviction date, and sentence length is public. LSA-R.S. 15:1229 created the LAVNS system that East Carroll Parish uses. This law requires the state to maintain a notification system for crime victims. And LSA-R.S. 14:405 bans inmates from using social media while in custody.
Note: The jail roster shows current custody status and may not reflect final case outcomes.
How East Carroll Parish Handles Bookings
When someone gets arrested in East Carroll Parish, they go to the Riverbend Detention Center for booking. Officers take fingerprints and a photo. They log the charges and set bond if applicable. The person's info then goes on the jail roster. In a small parish like East Carroll, the roster may have just a handful of inmates at any given time.
If you think someone was arrested in East Carroll Parish but cannot find them on the roster, they may have already bonded out. People who post bond or get released on their own recognizance leave the active roster. Call the detention center at 318-559-5980 to check. Staff can tell you if someone was booked and released or is still in custody. The roster updates as new bookings come in, but there can be a short delay before a new arrest shows up online.
Nearby Parishes
These parishes are next to East Carroll Parish. If you are looking for someone who may have been arrested in a neighboring area, check that parish's jail roster instead.