The Avoyelles Parish Marksville Detention Center is nestled in Marksville, Louisiana. The Avoyelles Parish County Sheriff’s Office is the law enforcement agency is responsible for day to day operation of the Avoyelles Parish Marksville Detention Center.

Violent and out of control inmates are segregated. The inmates are watched closely during this time to see if they will be put in the general population or isolated. When an inmate arrives in jail, he or she is put together in a large holding cell with other inmates during booking.

Majority of inmates that are in the Avoyelles Parish Marksville Detention Center are either waiting for trial and inmates who have already been sentenced. The facility will only house inmates who have a sentence of fewer than 2 years.

The Avoyelles Parish Marksville Detention Center also accepts inmates on a local, state, and even federal level. As this facility does not have its own lock-up area. Not all inmates who are in the Avoyelles Parish Marksville Detention Center are residents of Avoyelles Parish County. They frequently take in inmates from the Marksville Police Department.

When you are a trusted inmate, you can have the opportunity to have a job within the facility such as working in the laundry section, kitchen, or an orderly. Inmates in the facility can become a trusted inmate. This job will come with a small salary and the chance to have a few days shaved off your sentence.

The main mission of the Avoyelles Parish Marksville Detention Center is to keep inmates in a safe and secure environment while providing a safe and secure place for the community, and the staff members that work here. All correctional officers that work in the Avoyelles Parish Marksville Detention Center will go through a rigorous training course that surpasses both national and state levels.

Avoyelles Parish Marksville Detention Center Sheriff's Office

Inmate Mailing Address

Inmate Name, ID, Housing #
Avoyelles Parish Marksville Detention Center
675 Government Street, Marksville, LA, 71351

Avoyelles Parish Marksville Detention Center Prison Information