Union Parish Jail Roster

The Union Parish jail roster tracks everyone held at the Union Parish Detention Center in Farmerville. The Union Parish Sheriff's Office runs this facility and handles all bookings. You can search the roster to find current inmates and check on custody status. The LAVNS system that covers all 64 Louisiana parishes once fed data for Union Parish, but that portal has gone offline. Right now the best way to look up someone on the Union Parish jail roster is to call the detention center or visit the sheriff's website. This page walks through every option you have.

Union Parish Sheriff's Office

The Union Parish Sheriff's Office is the main law enforcement agency for the parish. Sheriff Dusty Gates leads the department. "Union Parish Sheriff's Office 710 Holder Rd Farmerville, LA 71241 Phone: [318] 368-3124." The office handles patrol, criminal cases, court services, and jail operations all from Farmerville.

The sheriff's office has a solid presence for a rural parish. "Number Of Regular Deputy Sheriffs: 51 Number Of Part Time Deputy Sheriffs: 6." That staff covers a large area of north Louisiana. Deputies bring arrested people to the detention center, where booking staff log them into the Union Parish jail roster. If you need to reach the sheriff directly, you can email dustygates@unionsheriff.com or call the main line.

The following screenshot shows the Union Parish Sheriff's Office website where you can find jail and contact information.

The site lists contact details, services, and links to other parish resources. Check back for updates on roster access.

Search the Union Parish Jail Roster

Searching the Union Parish jail roster takes a bit more work than some other parishes. The LAVNS online portal for Union Parish is currently offline. "LAVNS data NOT AVAILABLE for this agency. For questions regarding the availability of the LAVNS Roster, please contact Union Parish Jail at (318) 368-9827." That means you can't just go to a website and type in a name like you can in most other parishes across Louisiana.

Your best option right now is to call the jail. The detention center staff can tell you if someone is held there. Have the person's full name and date of birth ready when you call. The jail phone number is (318) 368-9827. Staff can confirm if an inmate is in custody and give you basic booking details. This is how most people check the Union Parish jail roster until online access comes back.

You can also try VINELink as a backup. "Presently, LAVNS offers everyone access to a state imprisoned person's location by Internet [www.vinelink.com] and a 24-hour, toll-free telephone number: (866) 528-6748." VINELink pulls data from the state system, so it may have some Union Parish records even when the local LAVNS page is down. It is free to use and does not need an account to search.

Note: Call (318) 368-9827 for the most current Union Parish jail roster information since the online portal is not active.

Union Parish Detention Center

The Union Parish Detention Center sits at 707 Rodeo Circle in Farmerville. "Union Parish Detention Center Phone: (318) 368-9827 Fax: (318) 368-7656 P.O. Box 749 707 Rodeo Circle Farmerville, LA 71241." This is where all parish inmates are housed. The facility handles pre-trial detainees, people serving short sentences, and inmates waiting for transfer to state prisons.

When someone is arrested in Union Parish, they are brought to this facility. Staff collect personal information, take photos, and record fingerprints. The charges are logged into the system. Bond amounts get set based on the charge. All of this data makes up the Union Parish jail roster. The booking process can take a few hours, so a person may not show up right away after arrest.

"Dusty Gates, Sheriff Phone: (318) 368-3164." You can reach the sheriff's administrative line for questions that go beyond basic inmate lookups. For things like records requests or complaints, the main office is the right place to call.

Jail Roster and Louisiana Public Records

Louisiana law makes jail rosters public. Under LSA-R.S. 44:1, most government records are open to anyone who asks. The Union Parish jail roster falls under this law. You do not need a reason to ask who is in the jail. You do not need to be related to the inmate. Any person can request this information.

The state also has laws that support inmate tracking systems. LSA-R.S. 15:574.12 is the statute behind the LAVNS victim notification system. It requires parishes to share custody data with the state. "LAVNS will automatically collect offender transaction data from the state's sixty-four (64) parish jail systems, the state Department of Corrections (DOC) and the Louisiana District Attorneys' Association (LDAA) at regular intervals on a seven days per week, twenty-four hours a day, three hundred sixty-five days a year basis (7/24/365 basis)." Even though the Union Parish online portal is down, the data should still flow to the state system.

LSA-R.S. 15:1229 covers criminal justice information systems more broadly. It sets rules for how agencies share and store data. Together with the public records law, these statutes make sure that jail roster data in Union Parish stays accessible to the public through one channel or another.

Note: Juvenile records do not appear on the Union Parish jail roster under LSA-R.S. 14:405.

Contact Union Parish Jail

You can reach the Union Parish Detention Center at (318) 368-9827. Call this number for inmate status, visiting hours, or bond information. The jail is at 707 Rodeo Circle in Farmerville. For mail, use P.O. Box 749, Farmerville, LA 71241.

If you plan to visit an inmate, call ahead. Visiting schedules can change. You will need a valid photo ID. Items like phones, bags, and weapons are not allowed inside. The facility may have specific rules about dress code and what you can bring. Staff at the front desk can walk you through the current rules when you call.

For questions about active cases, warrants, or court dates, call the sheriff's office at (318) 368-3124 during business hours. The jail staff focus on custody and booking matters. Legal questions should go to the court or to an attorney.

Cities in Union Parish

Union Parish includes Farmerville, which serves as the parish seat. Other communities in the parish are Bernice, Marion, and Downsville. All arrests made within Union Parish go to the Union Parish Detention Center. There are no separate city jails for these towns. If someone is picked up in Bernice or Marion, they end up on the Union Parish jail roster the same as anyone arrested in Farmerville.

Nearby Parishes

These parishes border Union Parish. If you are not sure which parish handled an arrest, check the location where it happened. Each parish runs its own jail and keeps its own roster.