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

They do not hold any minors or juveniles as they are called in in the court system. The facility is a medium-security jail. The facility holds only adult inmates.

There are a handful of inmates who have already been sentenced and they are serving out their time. Majority of the inmates in the Orleans Parish House of Detention are either waiting for their trial to start, going through their trial, or waiting to be sentenced.

The Orleans Parish House of Detention offers its inmates a variety of programs and services they can take advantage of while they are in the facility.

• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Medical Services
• Inmate Mail
• Footsteps Program For Men and Women
• Commissary
• Law Library
• Recreation
• Educational Programs
• Visitation
• Narcotics Anonymous
• Focus – Transitional Program
• AIDS Education
• Jail to Community
• Telephone Use
• Religious Programs

This is available on the web for you to search through 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This is updated pretty regularly, so you can always see who’s been processed in the Orleans Parish House of Detention. The Orleans Parish House of Detention has its recent arrest records.

All inmates in the Orleans Parish House of Detention will have access to medical care. All medical care is done by a licensed professional doctor.

Orleans Parish House of Detention Sheriff's Office

Inmate Mailing Address

Inmate Name, ID, Housing #
Orleans Parish House of Detention
2800 Gravier Street, New Orleans, LA, 70119

Orleans Parish House of Detention Prison Information