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Choose the Responsible Office

Each office answers a different part of a St. Bernard Parish custody or release question. Start with the agency that created the record. Confirm office hours and any charge before visiting, sending a request, or paying for copies because schedules and fees can change.

Immediate Local Custody

Use Corrections to ask whether a person is currently present. If not, ask whether the last movement was a community release or a transfer and on what date. The two listed numbers come from separate official agency sources. No public prison lobby or release-processing hours were established, so call before visiting.

Local Booking and Release Records

Administrative hours published by SBSO are Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., excluding holidays. Ask Criminal Records for the existing booking sheet, release sheet, custody movement history, or equivalent. Include the person's full name, date of birth, booking number if known, and a narrow date range.

The published fee schedule lists a letter of incarceration at $25, copies including electronic copies at $1 per page, and photo, video, or audio at $10 per disc. Those figures do not guarantee the price of a release-record request. Verify which item applies and request an estimate first.

Court Orders and Case Outcomes

The clerk holds the court docket and minutes that may show bond orders, dismissal, sentence, time-served credit, revocation, or completion. A court order explains the legal action, while the jail movement record usually establishes the physical out time. Online criminal access and images are paid services. Recheck the displayed rates before purchase and obtain the official minute when precision matters.

State Location and Release Date

Use the locator for a person in Louisiana state legal custody. Provide the DPS&C number or the person's name and date of birth. The documented information can include an assigned facility, facility contact, projected release date when applicable, and the probation or parole district. A projected date is an estimate, not proof of actual departure.

State Sentence Calculations

Use this route for sentence-calculation questions after official sentencing documents have been processed. The Master Prison Record is the state sentence-calculation record. Do not send an individual calculation question to the public-record email.

State Public Records

Send a narrow Louisiana Public Records Act request for an existing, releasable record. Broad correctional, preparole, disciplinary, and other protected material may be confidential. Use the locator and court record first, then ask for the narrow release or discharge fact needed.

Parole and Probation Coverage

The Jefferson District serves St. Bernard, Jefferson, Plaquemines, and Algiers. It is the correct supervision office for navigation and appropriate status questions, but it is not a public roster and staff may limit personal information. Use LAVNS and the court record as the main public sources.

Parole Decisions and Victim Notices

A parole docket shows a hearing or decision, not the actual prison out time. Revocation proceedings are separate. Eligible people may register with Louisiana Victim Services for broader notices. Public LAVNS registration is a separate process and does not automatically enroll someone in Victim Outreach.

For help choosing a path, use these site references:

• The home page covers the complete named-person search and local release-record request.
• Parole / Probation explains post-release supervision and the Jefferson District role.
• Released Last 24 Hours explains how to answer a same-day question without a public sheriff feed.
• Inmate Release Date separates projected dates from actual release.
• VINELink Release Check covers a one-person LAVNS search and notification registration.
• Facility pages in the footer route local, state, federal, and immigration custody questions to the correct system.