The Tensas Parish Detention Center is in Waterproof, Louisiana. The Tensas Parish County Sheriff’s Office is the law enforcement agency in charge of the day to day operation of the Tensas Parish Detention Center.

The Tensas Parish Detention Center is a medium-security detention center. The facility operates on a 24-hour basis. The Tensas Parish Detention Center will only house adult male and adult female inmates. This facility will not house any juvenile inmates are housed in a different facility within the county.

TheTensas Parish Detention Center is made up of mainly of inmates who are currently waiting for their trial to start, inmates who are going through their trial, and inmates who are waiting to be sentenced. There are a number of inmates who are currently serving out their sentence in the facility as well. The Tensas Parish Detention Center will house inmates who have a sentence of two years or less. If an inmate is sentenced to more than two years, they will be transferred out to state prison within Louisiana.

Inmates in the Tensas Parish Detention Center will have a structured environment. The facility offers its inmates a few programs and services. This includes the following:

• Visitation
• Commissary
• Medical Services
• Educational Programs

Tensas Parish County Sheriff's Office

Inmate Mailing Address

Inmate Name, ID, Housing #
Tensas Parish Detention Center
8606 Highway 65, Waterproof, LA, 71375

Tensas Parish Detention Center Prison Information