St. Bernard Parish Jail is a 350-bed jail based in Chalmette, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana. You can reach them anytime for inmate information at 504-278-7645.
Arrested individuals, whether for misdemeanors or felonies, are brought here for booking and processing. Depending on the charges, they may remain incarcerated until they are either bonded out, released on their own recognizance, or held until their trial concludes.
The inmate search tool allows you to access the facility's inmate roster and see who is currently in custody.
Inmates sentenced to less than one year will serve their time at this jail. Sentences longer than one year result in transfers to either the Louisiana State Prison System or the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
This page provides all the information you need regarding inmate services, including the visitation schedule, how to fund an inmate's account, sending mail, receiving phone calls, voicemail, emailing and texting, tablet rentals, bail bond details, and commissary purchases.
It's important to save the inmate's jail ID or booking number for correspondence. If you cannot locate it online, contact St. Bernard Parish Jail at 504-278-7645 for help.
Phone: 504-278-7645
Physical Address:
1900 Paris Road
Chalmette, LA 70043
Mailing Address (personal mail):
Inmate's Full Name
St. Bernard Parish Prison
1900 Paris Road
Chalmette, Louisiana 70043
Mailing Address (legal mail or subscriptions):
Inmate's Full Name
St. Bernard Parish Prison
1900 Paris Road
Chalmette, Louisiana 70043
Other Jails and Prisons
To search for an inmate in the St. Bernard Parish Jail, review their criminal charges, the amount of their bond, when they can get visits, or even view their mugshot, go to the Official Jail Inmate Roster, or call the jail at 504-278-7645 for the information you are looking for.
St. Bernard Parish Jail Inmate Search
Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections maintains a database of jails, prisons, district attorneys and court locations for every parish in the state.
The St. Bernard Parish Jail maintains an average of 350 offenders in custody on any given day. The St. Bernard Parish Jail has a monthly turnover of 40% of their inmate population, another 30% turnover every 90 days, another 20% every six months, and approximately 10% stay incarcerated between six and twelve months. Every year St. Bernard Parish law enforcement agencies arrest and detain approximately 7,800 offenders.
The following charts of St. Bernard Parish inmate population demographics are updated daily. The information shown is for today. For research purposes we have broken down the inmates by sex, age, ethnicity, and criminal charges.
The information is compiled from the St. Bernard Parish Corrections Department, the state of Louisiana Department of Corrections, as well as the United States Department of Justice and Census Bureau records. It represents every person in custody in St. Bernard Parish.
For complete information on how to get directions, bond, visit, mail, send and receive email and texts, receive phone calls, and send money or commissary to an inmate, find arrest information for St. Bernard Parish and other counties surrounding this one, scroll down this page. We have a section for each.
We also provide photos of the jail that we have collected over the years.
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The St. Bernard Parish Jail is a 350 bed, medium to maximum security jail that was first constructed in the early 1980s. It has a rated capacity of 350 beds, although recently they have been averaging approximately only 200 inmates on any given day.
The St. Bernard Parish Jail has historically housed inmates that are arrested locally on crimes ranging from misdemeanors, up to far more serious crimes such as murder. It has also housed state prison inmates that there is not room for in the state facilities, and federal inmates that are awaiting trial. However, more recently the inmates housed there are just locals.
The St. Bernard Parish Jail is located at 1900 Paris Road in Chalmette, Louisiana 70043. This is also the mailing address for inmate mail. You can call and get information 24 hours a day, by phoning 504-278-7645, however it is very difficult to get through to anyone.
You can look up inmate that are housed here using the online Inmate Jail Roster. While there are no mugshots, due to a Louisiana law that precludes the public display of the inmates, you can look up their names, date of arrest, and date of birth.
Mail can be received every day and is processed and passed to the inmates quickly. Friends and family of inmates in the St. Bernard Parish Jail can arrange to visit inmates by video, both at the jail and remotely from home. Friends and family can also communicate using an online text/email system, send them money and buy them commissary online, and set up a phone account that allows the inmates to call them during the day and evening seven days a week.
All the information on these inmate services can be found in the sections below. If you still have questions, you can phone the jail 24 hours a day by calling 504-278-7645.
After arrest, individuals are processed at St. Bernard Parish Jail, where they undergo a series of steps that determine their charges and whether they’ll be released on their own recognizance, allowed to post bail, or held until their court date.
The first rule for anyone arrested is to remain silent. Anything they say can be used in court, so it’s best to speak only to an attorney about the incident.
Here are the typical stages of the booking process at St. Bernard Parish Jail:
Booking time varies, with some cases completed in an hour, but more complex cases, or those involving uncooperative behavior, can take up to 48 hours. If you need details about an offender’s bail or bond, contact the facility at 504-278-7645.
If someone is taken to St. Bernard Parish Jail in Chalmette for booking, the next steps depend on their case:
1. The individual may be released without bail, under a promise to appear at a court hearing.
2. They could be held in custody until their trial.
3. They may post a bail or bond for release. To find out the exact bail amount, call 504-278-7645.
Bail payments can be handled in various ways.
For a comprehensive guide to the bail process in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, visit the St. Bernard Parish Jail Bail FAQ page.
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How Do You Visit an Inmate in the St. Bernard Parish Jail? What is the Schedule?
REMOTE INMATE VIDEO CALLS
| DAY | TIMES |
| SUNDAY | 8:00AM - 9:00PM |
| MONDAY | 8:00AM - 9:00PM |
| TUESDAY | 8:00AM - 9:00PM |
| WEDNESDAY | 8:00AM - 9:00PM |
| THURSDAY | 8:00AM - 9:00PM |
| FRIDAY | 8:00AM - 9:00PM |
| SATURDAY | 8:00AM - 9:00PM |
Inmate Visitation
IMPORTANT - All remote visitation at the St. Bernard Parish Jail is conducted by City Tele Coin video.
You can visit your inmate at the jail, or from your own device or computer at home.
The St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office provides a video kiosk in the lobby of the Sheriff's Office free of charge.
Visitation is limited to 10 minutes per visitor per day. Visitors must call ahead and follow ALL visitation guidelines.
If not coming to the Sheriff's Office, you may visit with an inmate using City Tele Coin fom home.
Video visitations are monitored and visitors MUST follow visitor guidelines. Visitors that are found to violate these guidelines, will have their visitation privileges suspended.
All Video Visitation services are provided by City Tele Coin.
To register for a direct pay account visit www.CityTeleCoin.com.
After your account has been created you can download the City Tele Coin app from iTunes or Google Play.
To video chat and send emails using the app or the City Tele Coin website, select St. Bernard Parish Jail to set up a remote account for the inmate.
We’ve compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for everything you need to know about St. Bernard Parish Jail’s Inmate Visitation Policies, Rules and Guidelines. If you still have questions after reviewing these FAQs, call 504-278-7645 for further assistance.
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Can I Use My Computer or Phone to Have a Remote Video Visit with an Inmate in the St. Bernard Parish Jail?
REMOTE INMATE VIDEO CALLS
| DAY | TIMES |
| SUNDAY | 8:00AM - 9:00PM |
| MONDAY | 8:00AM - 9:00PM |
| TUESDAY | 8:00AM - 9:00PM |
| WEDNESDAY | 8:00AM - 9:00PM |
| THURSDAY | 8:00AM - 9:00PM |
| FRIDAY | 8:00AM - 9:00PM |
| SATURDAY | 8:00AM - 9:00PM |
We’ve compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for everything you need to know about St. Bernard Parish Jail’s Video Remote Visitation Policies, Rules and Guidelines. If you still have questions after reviewing these FAQs, call 504-278-7645 for further assistance.
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How Do You Deposit Money for an Inmate in the St. Bernard Parish Jail?
Option 1 - Dropping Money at the Jail
Bring money to the jail in person.
Either the jail personnel will process the Inmate Account payment or you will use a Jail ATM self-serve kiosk in the lobbies that accepts cash, debit or credit cards.
Option 2 - Deposit Inmate Money Online
St. Bernard Parish Jail uses Jail ATM to process all online deposits to an inmate's account. The company charges you a small fee for doing so, but the fee probably isn't as much as gas and parking would cost to take it to the jail in person.
Option 3 - Mail the Inmate Deposit to the Jail
Mailing a deposit takes more time to process than the other methods but can be done if you live too far away to bring it in person and you don't have a debit/credit card for online deposits. Never send cash. Always send a Money Order from the US Post Office, a reputable bank or Western Union. Call the St. Bernard Parish Jail first as they may want you to do this online or at the jail kiosk instead.
Make the Money Order out to the inmate's name and put their Inmate ID# in memo section of the Money Order.
Inmate's Full Name
St. Bernard Parish Prison
1900 Paris Road
Chalmette, Louisiana 70043
Option 4 - Make an Inmate Deposit with Jail ATM over the Phone by calling 877-810-0914
To do this you will need the inmate's offender # (inmate ID #) and full legal name.
To deposit money online for an inmate in St. Bernard Parish Jail follow these steps:
For all information, tips and procedures for sending money to an inmate in St. Bernard Parish Jail, or depositing money at the jail, over the phone or by mail, check out our Send Money Page for St. Bernard Parish.
We’ve compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for everything you need to know about St. Bernard Parish Jail’s Inmate Money and Trust Fund Policies, Rules and Guidelines. If you still have questions after reviewing these FAQs, call 504-278-7645 for further assistance.
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How Do I Receive Phone Calls from an Inmate in the St. Bernard Parish Jail?
To register and sign up for a phone account with City Tele Coin to communicate with your St. Bernard Parish Jail inmate, follow the instructions below:
For all the information you need to know, including instructions, policies, tips and solutions to possible issues regarding making phone calls with an inmate in St. Bernard Parish, visit our full page guide.
NOTE: All phone conversations and messages are recorded and stored. Whatever you talk about, can and will be used against your inmate in court. Never discuss their pending criminal case!
Also, be warned that some phone providers are collecting voice prints for a database which law enforcement agencies are building.
We’ve compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for everything you need to know about St. Bernard Parish Jail’s Inmate Phone Policies, Rules and Guidelines. If you still have questions after reviewing these FAQs, call 504-278-7645 for further assistance.
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How do I Mail an Inmate in the St. Bernard Parish Jail, and what can I send them?
Postcards
The St. Bernard Parish Jail allows inmates to receive pre-metered postcards like the type purchased from the post office. They may also allow certain photo postcards as long as they have not been tampered with or contain images that may be considered to be obscene or violent in nature. It is best to only use blue or black ink. Always include your name and return address.
Envelopes
The St. Bernard Parish Jail also allows envelopes to be mailed to inmates. It is best to only use blue or black ink.
Postcards and envelopes MUST HAVE the sender's full name and return address on the envelope.
Postcards and envelopes MUST be mailed to the following address:
Inmate's Full Name
St. Bernard Parish Prison
1900 Paris Road
Chalmette, Louisiana 70043
Legal Mail
Send all Legal Mail to this Address:
Inmate's Full Name
St. Bernard Parish Prison
1900 Paris Road
Chalmette, Louisiana 70043
Newspapers
Newspapers may also be mailed to an inmate as long as they are shipped directly from the publisher.
Magazines
News, special interest or sports magazines may also be mailed to an inmate as long as they are shipped directly from the publisher. Any magazines that contain profanity, weapons, pornography or other content that is adult in nature will be confiscated by the jail staff and will NOT be delivered to the inmate.
Books
The St. Bernard Parish Jail allows books to be mailed directly to the jail from a reputable source such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Books-A-Million. You can order them directly from your computer and have them shipped to the inmate at the address noted.
Books must NOT contain images or content that are considered excessively violent, pornographic or obscene. Any book that does not meet the St. Bernard Parish Jail standards will be disposed of.
Hard cover books will not be accepted by the jail due to their potential to be used as a weapon.
All newspapers, magazines and books are to be shipped to:
Inmate's Full Name
St. Bernard Parish Prison
1900 Paris Road
Chalmette, Louisiana 70043
For inmates receiving mail in the St. Bernard Parish Jail there are different addresses and policies depending on the inmate's status, as well as what type of mail they are receiving; personal mail, legal mail, subscriptions or books sent from a third-party such as Amazon.
All mail is to be shipped to the St. Bernard Parish Jail:
Inmate's Full Name
St. Bernard Parish Prison
1900 Paris Road
Chalmette, Louisiana 70043
For complete information on mail policies, what you can send an inmate and what address to send them, check out our Inmate Mail page.
We’ve compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for everything you need to know about St. Bernard Parish Jail’s Inmate Mail Policies, Rules and Guidelines. If you still have questions after reviewing these FAQs, call 504-278-7645 for further assistance.
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Can I purchase Commissary Online for an Inmate in the St. Bernard Parish Jail, and what can I purchase?
We’ve compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for everything you need to know about St. Bernard Parish Jail’s Commissary Policies, Rules and Guidelines. If you still have questions after reviewing these FAQs, call 504-278-7645 for further assistance.
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How Can I Communicate with an Inmate in the St. Bernard Parish Jail using an Online Messaging Service?
City Telecoin also has a secure messaging service that allows you and your inmate to send and receive messages electronically (after being read by the jail).
To register and sign up for a remote visitation account with City Tele Coin to communicate with your St. Bernard Parish Jail inmate, follow the instructions below:
For all the information you need to know, including instructions, policies, tips and solutions to possible issues regarding visiting with an inmate (both at the jail and remotely) in St. Bernard Parish, visit our full page guide.
NOTE: All video visits are recorded and stored. Whatever you talk about, can and will be used against your inmate in court. Never discuss their pending criminal case!
Also, be warned that some video visits providers are collecting voice prints for a database which law enforcement agencies are building.
We’ve compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for everything you need to know about St. Bernard Parish Jail’s Text and Email Policies, Rules and Guidelines. If you still have questions after reviewing these FAQs, call 504-278-7645 for further assistance.
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Do Inmates in the St. Bernard Parish Jail have Access to Tablets or Computers?
We’ve compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions and Answers for everything you need to know about St. Bernard Parish Jail’s Tablet Policies, Rules and Guidelines. If you still have questions after reviewing these FAQs, call 504-278-7645 for further assistance.
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What are the other City and County Jails in St. Bernard Parish?
What are the other Jails in the Neighboring Counties surrounding St. Bernard Parish?
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