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Tangipahoa Parish Jail Overview

Louisiana DPS&C lists Tangipahoa Parish Jail as a local jail facility in Amite City, and the facility is operated by the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office. The jail is the first public lookup point for most arrests in Tangipahoa Parish because it holds pretrial detainees, people serving local sentences, DOC holds, fugitive holds, and other agency holds. A person arrested by Hammond Police, Amite Police, TPSO, Louisiana State Police, or another local agency may be booked there if the case routes into parish custody.

The jail sits in the Campo Lane jail and government area, while the sheriff's administrative headquarters is in Hammond. That local split matters. A Hammond arrest can still appear on the Amite jail roster, and the arresting-agency field may show Hammond PD while the person is physically held at Tangipahoa Parish Jail. For full custody context, compare the roster profile with court records from the 21st Judicial District and, when a DOC hold appears, the Louisiana DPS&C locator route.

The TPSO Jail Guide is the practical public service page for the jail. It links the jail roster, explains visitation rules, and gives TouchPay deposit channels. DPS&C and the Louisiana Sheriffs' Association publish additional contact details, which do not match perfectly across every phone listing. Treat the jail guide and DPS&C facility page as the strongest starting sources, then call the jail when the question is time sensitive.

The DPS&C facility page for Tangipahoa Parish Jail shows how the state lists the Amite jail, including its address, phone, fax, mailing address, and director entry.

That state listing is useful when a name, phone number, or mailing route needs to be checked against the sheriff's jail-guide information.

Tangipahoa Parish Jail Capacity

Published capacity figures for Tangipahoa Parish Jail need care because the sources describe different measures. Older jail-condition and local reporting describe the main jail as built in 1984 with a capacity of 526 people, including 504 men and 22 women in one conditions memorandum. Vera's Louisiana Locked Up parish profile reports a combined Tangipahoa Parish prisons and jails capacity of 661 people. The official TPSO roster showed 661 results when it was inspected on June 16, 2026, but that was a live roster count, not a formal rated-capacity statement.

Tangipahoa Parish Jail Roster Lookup

The official custody lookup begins with the Tangipahoa Parish Jail roster, which TPSO links from the Jail Guide. The roster is free, does not require a login, and displayed current inmates plus some released records during research. List rows showed name, local inmate ID, date of birth, race, gender, booking date, and a View link. Profile pages showed the arresting agency, fugitive-hold flag, charge lines, counts, and bond text.

1. Open the TPSO roster from the Jail Guide or the direct roster link.
2. Search by name, or sort by last name or booking date when the name is common.
3. Compare date of birth, race, gender, and booking date before assuming a match.
4. Open the profile view to read the arresting agency, fugitive hold, charges, and bond text.
5. If the person does not appear, check VINE/LAVNS for state custody or call the jail for a recent intake.

The TPSO roster is the strongest online source for current jail custody because it exposes the local booking list and profile links.

The roster screenshot shows why identity checks matter: the public list gives enough fields to separate similar names before opening a detailed profile.

Tangipahoa Parish Jail Contact

DPS&C gives the facility phone as (985) 748-3392 and the fax as (985) 748-4661. The DPS&C parish page also lists (985) 748-3363 for the jail, while the Louisiana Sheriffs' Association directory lists a prison phone of (985) 748-3236. TPSO's Jail Guide tells the public to call (985) 748-8147 with jail-guide questions. Because those numbers come from different official or high-authority sources, use the number that best matches the task and confirm urgent release, visit, or custody details by phone.

Tangipahoa Parish Jail Visits

TPSO publishes the local jail visitation rules in the Jail Guide. In-person visitation is held on the first and third Saturday of each month. Visitors must arrive 20 minutes before the visit time, and only people on the inmate's authorized visitor list may visit. Visits are first come, first served. If a visitor arrives on time but no slot is available, TPSO says the visitor moves to the next available slot.

The dress code bars clothing similar to corrections uniforms, transparent clothing, swimwear, above-knee skirts or shorts, low-cut or strapless tops, tank tops, exposed undergarments, spandex-type clothing, large holes, gang or club insignia, profane text or images, house slippers, and shower shoes. Wear standard footwear and conservative clothing. A visit can be denied even when the person is on the approved list.

Tangipahoa Parish Jail Money

TPSO identifies TouchPay and GTL Financial Services as the account-deposit route. Deposits can be made online through GTL Financial Services, at a lobby kiosk that accepts cash, debit cards, or credit cards, or by phone at 1-866-232-1899. Phone and online deposits require the inmate's name and inmate ID. The Tangipahoa Parish Jail facility locator number is 270422. Service charges apply based on the deposit amount, and TouchPay support is listed as (866) 204-1603.

TPSO links mail, phone communications, and virtual visitation resources from the Jail Guide, but the public research did not confirm all vendor rules from an official TPSO page. Before paying for calls, video, or mail services, confirm the current vendor and the inmate's status through the jail.

Tangipahoa Parish Jail Booking

Local public pages do not publish a full booking manual, but the roster fields show the practical path. After arrest, the person is identified, assigned a local inmate ID, entered with a booking date, tied to an arresting agency, and listed with charge and bond information. The profile also shows whether a fugitive hold is marked. A detainer or hold means another court, agency, or corrections system may have a claim on the person even if one charge has a bond amount.

Recent intakes may not appear the instant an arrest occurs. Search by name again, sort by booking date, and call the jail when release or court timing is urgent. If a profile shows DOC, parole violation, or a state corrections hold, search DPS&C offender information and Louisiana VINELink as well. DPS&C says the state locator path is updated every 24 hours and phone access is available at 225-383-4580 with a DPS&C number or name and date of birth.

Tangipahoa Parish Jail Context

Public reporting has placed the jail's construction in 1984 and tied recent scrutiny to escapes, conditions, staffing, supervision, and head-count concerns. AP reported escape events in 2024 and 2025, including one repeat escape. Those reports are context for why roster checks, visit confirmation, and direct calls matter, but they are not a substitute for current custody records.

Sheriff Gerald D. Sticker took office in July 2024. TPSO later announced agency-report and independent review activity in 2026. The Louisiana Sheriffs' Association directory lists correctional and judicial operations under Major Alex Richardson and Warden Captain Freddie Jackson. For a broader explanation of the local roster, booking fields, and court path, the Tangipahoa Parish jail inmate records page explains how the roster links to charges, bond, and records requests.