Bossier Parish Jail Roster
The main Bossier Parish inmate records channel is the Bossier Sheriff Inmate Lookup. It is run through the sheriff's OCV web platform and was inspected as a free public roster with no login observed. The roster showed alphabetized public inmate cards, name links, an image area, a View Charges button, a Notify Me of Status Change button that points to VINE, a Submit A Tip button, and page-number navigation. Static page data showed the roster sorted by name from A to Z, with search and sort controls hidden in the captured render, so the accurate instruction is to browse the public list and profile links rather than promise a last-name search box.
The Bossier Parish jail roster is not a statewide prison list. It is the local path for current parish custody handled by the Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office, including the Plain Dealing correctional facilities. A person may be missing from the roster because the booking is new, the person has been released, the person is in Bossier City Police custody, or the case has moved to another system. State sentenced custody belongs in the Louisiana DOC and VINE route. Federal sentenced custody belongs in the BOP locator. Immigration custody should be checked through ICE, especially because federal inspection material identifies the Bossier Medium Security Facility in an ICE detention context.
The sheriff inmate lookup screenshot shows the public roster layout, including roster cards, pagination, VINE notification buttons, and the mugshot or missing-image area.
That card layout matters because the same record can lead to charges, status notifications, and a tip route from the public roster screen.
Use Bossier Parish Roster
Start with the sheriff roster when the person is likely in local parish custody. Use the full legal name if known, then compare age, physical descriptors, booking date, and charge information before assuming a match. Bossier Parish uses several nearby custody channels, so the right next step depends on the arresting agency and the person's case status.
- Open the official Bossier Sheriff Inmate Lookup and review the alphabetized roster cards.
- Use the page-number buttons at the bottom of the roster when the name is not visible on the first page.
- Select the name or View Charges button to open the inmate profile for record details.
- Read the booked date, inmate ID, physical description, charge code, and any visible bond-related fields.
- Use Notify Me of Status Change if a VINE alert is needed for release or custody updates.
- If no record appears, call the likely facility or use the sheriff public-records request rather than relying on third-party results.
Absence from the Bossier Parish inmate records page is not proof that no arrest occurred. The person could be in the Bossier City Jail, newly booked but not yet reflected in the public app, already released, transferred to DOC after sentencing, held under a federal process, or listed under a variant of the name. For booking photos or current roster image questions, the Bossier Parish jail mugshots page gives the photo-specific limits.
Bossier Parish Roster Fields
The public roster fields are action based rather than a traditional form in the captured official screen. Research found visible roster cards and pagination, plus buttons that open detail pages and VINE status registration. Because the static render did not show a live first-name or booking-number form, Bossier Parish inmate records copy should describe browsing by name and opening profiles.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options / Format Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public inmate list / name browse | List / pagination | Optional | Static capture showed alphabetical cards and pagination; no visible search field in rendered HTML. |
| Page number buttons | Pagination buttons | Optional | Buttons labeled 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ellipsis, and 109 were visible in the sample capture. |
| View Charges | Profile/action button | Optional | Opens the inmate detail page for the selected roster card. |
| Notify Me of Status Change | External action button | Optional | Opens a VINELink person-detail page for that offender ID. |
| Submit A Tip | Internal action button | Optional | Opens the sheriff submit-a-tip route from the roster or profile area. |
Bossier Parish Profile Details
An inspected Bossier Parish inmate profile showed a local inmate ID, personal descriptors, a booked date and time, charge information, a VINE button, a Submit A Tip button, and an image area. It also showed the limits of the public roster. The sample did not display date of birth, housing pod, warrant number, magistrate, court date, or a visible bond amount, even though the app data supports bond type and bond amount fields. Treat the profile as a public custody snapshot, not a complete arrest report or court file.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name | Last-name-first roster naming and full-name metadata for the selected person. |
| Inmate ID | A local numeric inmate identifier; the inspected sample displayed one. |
| Physical description | Height, weight, gender, race, age, eye color, and hair color when published. |
| Booked Date | The public booking date and time with CDT timezone in the inspected profile. |
| Charge Code | The roster charge code listed in the charges section; booking charges may differ from later court charges. |
| Bond fields | App metadata supports bond type and bond amount, but the inspected sample did not display values. |
| Image / mugshot | An image slot exists, but the profile may show a real photo or a missing-image placeholder. |
| VINE status link | A direct victim-notification link for status changes. |
The inspected sheriff inmate profile demonstrates the type of public detail available after a roster card is opened.
The profile view is best used together with VINE alerts, court records, or a public-records request when the record needs more context.
Bossier Parish Custody Lookups
Bossier Parish inmate records often require more than one official search. The sheriff roster is the parish jail record for local custody. The Louisiana VINE person search and DOC offender information route are used when custody or supervision has moved into the state system. The BOP inmate locator covers sentenced federal prisoners, while the ICE Online Detainee Locator covers immigration detention. These systems do not publish the same fields, and a match in one system may not appear in another.
| Custody Type | Where to Look | What It Means |
|---|---|---|
| Parish pretrial or local sentence | Bossier Sheriff Inmate Lookup | Current local jail custody and public roster profiles. |
| Bossier City custody | Bossier City Police-to-Citizen inmates route | Short-term city police custody before release, court, or transfer. |
| State sentenced custody | Louisiana DOC / VINELink | State prison or supervision after transfer from the parish jail process. |
| Federal sentenced custody | Federal BOP locator | BOP custody, not parish jail or city arrestees. |
| Immigration custody | ICE Online Detainee Locator | Search by A-Number plus country of birth or by biographic information. |
Custody distinction: A county roster record is not a DOC prison record, a BOP sentence record, or an ICE detainee record. Use the system that matches the agency holding the person.
Bossier Parish Jail Facilities
The Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office lists three separate sheriff correctional facilities on Old Plain Dealing Road, each with its own address and phone number. The sheriff roster is centralized, but a phone call should go to the facility that most likely holds the person when housing, visit, bond, mail, or release status is unclear. Bossier City Jail is a separate municipal custody channel and should not be treated as one of the sheriff's Plain Dealing jail buildings.
Bossier Maximum Security Facility
2985 Old Plain Dealing Road
Plain Dealing, LA 71064
318-326-4405
Primary parish jail facility; confirm visits through sheriff jail information.
Bossier Medium Security Facility
2984 Old Plain Dealing Road
Plain Dealing, LA 71064
318-326-5927
Medium-security sheriff facility; use ICE locator if immigration custody is involved.
Bossier Minimum Security Facility
2960 Old Plain Dealing Road
Plain Dealing, LA 71064
318-326-4096
Minimum-security sheriff facility; call for housing and status questions.
Bossier City Jail
620 Benton Road
Bossier City, LA 71111
318-741-8626
Municipal police custody; use the city P2C inmate route for city holds.
Bossier Parish Booking Records
The public roster begins after a booking record is created. The usual Bossier Parish path is arrest by the sheriff, Bossier City Police, or another agency, transport to the correct holding site, intake identification, property inventory, search, health or safety screening, photo and fingerprint processing, then entry of the initial booking charge. Classification follows intake and helps decide whether the person is assigned to maximum, medium, minimum, city, or another custody setting.
The booking charge on the roster is an arrest-side label. It may not be the same charge later filed in court by the 26th Judicial District Attorney. First appearance or continued-custody review follows Louisiana criminal procedure, and bond may be addressed depending on the case. A person can then be released, held, transferred, or later moved to DOC after sentencing. For the formal court pathway after a booking, use the Bossier Parish court records after jail arrest page when custody facts and court charges need to be compared.
- Booking
- Jail intake record made after arrest.
- Detainer
- A request from another agency that may block release.
- Classification
- Jail review that assigns security level or housing.
- DOC
- Louisiana Department of Corrections, used after state sentence transfer.
Bossier Parish Visit Rules
The sheriff's Jail Information page is the official central source for Bossier Parish jail visits, inmate accounts, bonds, mail, and property-release instructions. Research confirmed those categories but did not capture exact visit hours, fee amounts, or full schedule text. Do not rely on a copied schedule from another site. Confirm the current rules with the official jail information page or the facility before travel, especially for identification, approved visitors, property, mail, and attorney visit rules.
| Facility | Official Source | Schedule Captured | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bossier Maximum Security Facility | Sheriff Jail Information | Not visible in static capture | Confirm current schedule and rules through the official page or 318-326-4405. |
| Bossier Medium Security Facility | Sheriff Jail Information | Not visible in static capture | Confirm current schedule and rules through the official page or 318-326-5927. |
| Bossier Minimum Security Facility | Sheriff Jail Information | Not visible in static capture | Confirm current schedule and rules through the official page or 318-326-4096. |
| Bossier City Jail | Bossier City visitation rules | Official rules page found | Use city instructions for municipal custody, not the sheriff facility rules. |
| Louisiana DOC prisons | DOC visitation information | Statewide prison rules | Applies after transfer to state prison, not parish jail custody. |
Note: Confirm custody location before scheduling a visit or sending funds because a transfer can change the correct office and rules.
Bossier Parish Records Fallback
When the public roster does not answer the question, use the Bossier Sheriff Public Records Request page. That route is the official fallback for older booking information, incident reports tied to an arrest, booking-photo questions, and records not displayed in the public roster app. Louisiana Public Records Law provides the access framework for records held by public bodies, while exceptions can apply for active investigations, sealed or expunged records, juvenile material, court orders, and agency retention limits.
The sheriff's official website also advertises the Bossier Parish LA mobile app through the App Store and Google Play. Research confirmed the app channel and the OCV platform connection, but did not verify an app-only roster or warrant feature. The sound way to describe the app is as an official sheriff mobile channel that may mirror web modules and can support notifications or public safety access, while the web roster, VINE, public-records request, and facility phone numbers remain the documented custody search chain.