Beauregard Parish Jail Custody
Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office Corrections operates Beauregard Parish Jail at 412 Bolivar Bishop Drive in DeRidder. The facility is the parish jail for people booked by the sheriff's office, DeRidder Police Department, and other local agencies that use the parish detention system. The research identifies the population as pretrial detainees, people newly booked on local charges, and a limited number of adjudicated offenders. It is not a state prison and should not be used as the main search path for a person who has already been moved into Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections custody.
The sheriff's materials identify Warden Freddie Doyle and Assistant Warden Luke Gaspard, and describe jail operations through administration, security, support services, operations, classification, and transportation. Classification is the jail process that sorts a person by custody needs, housing limits, medical concerns, and security factors. The roster does not show all internal classification details, but it does show enough public booking data to confirm that an intake record exists.
The Louisiana DPS&C Beauregard Parish listing also recognizes the jail as the local parish jail. That second official listing matters because a person may be in local custody while court action is pending, then later appear in a state locator after sentencing and transfer.
Beauregard Parish Jail Capacity
The sheriff's Corrections page gives Beauregard Parish Jail a rated capacity of 161 beds. On June 16, 2026, the public current roster heading showed 162 current inmates. That roster count should be read with care because the public page may not explain whether a person is in the building, in overflow housing, or still listed during an administrative status change. It still gives a strong public signal that the Beauregard Parish Jail population was at or just above the stated bed count when inspected.
A March 20, 2026 KPLC report quoted Sheriff Mark Herford saying the current jail can hold about 160 inmates while the parish runs between 275 and 320 inmates per day, with overflow housed in neighboring parish jails. The same report discussed a proposed 500-bed jail. Those figures are not a daily roster substitute, but they explain why a Beauregard Parish Jail inmate lookup may require a phone call when an online record and physical housing location do not line up.
Beauregard Parish Jail Roster Lookup
The official lookup path starts at the sheriff's roster choice page. From there, the current roster opens the live local jail list, and the 48-hour release roster shows people released from Beauregard Parish Detention Center within the last two days. The current roster is not a text search form. It is a browse, sort, and profile system with links for current inmates, released inmates, name sorting, date sorting, newest-to-oldest sorting, oldest-to-newest sorting, page navigation, and individual profile pages.
- Open the current inmate roster for people still listed in Beauregard Parish Jail custody.
- Use name, date, current, released, and page navigation controls because no keyword search box was located.
- Select the profile link to review the booking number, booking date, arresting agency, charge text, and booking photo.
- Check the 48-hour release roster if the person was recently released from the detention center.
- Call jail staff for current bail amounts, charges, and case numbers before posting bond or making a custody decision.
The roster's own disclaimer says the detention center cannot certify that online information is accurate or authentic. Profile pages add that charges and bail amounts may change after court appearances. That warning is practical, not just legal wording. Bond companies and families should confirm directly with detention center staff before relying on a public profile.
| Roster Channel | Use | Official Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Current roster | Current local custody | Shows mugshot, booking number, booking date, charge summary, and profile link. |
| 48-hour release roster | Recent release check | Limited to persons released from the detention center within the last 48 hours. |
| Jail phone | Verification | Used for bail, charges, case numbers, and live custody questions. |
| Public-records request | Records not online | Use Louisiana Public Records Law for a specific booking record or jail log entry. |
Beauregard Parish Jail Roster Image
The sheriff's current roster page shows how Beauregard Parish Jail records are presented to the public, including photo thumbnails and profile links.
The screenshot supports the local roster instructions above: users browse the public list, move through pages, and open individual profiles rather than typing a name into a search field.
Beauregard Parish Jail Contact
For live custody questions, the jail phone is the most direct official channel. The sheriff's homepage and contact page also list a 24-hour criminal or sheriff phone, plus separate civil office contact details. The jail address and civil office address are different, so visitors and requesters should use the Bolivar Bishop Drive location for jail questions.
Beauregard Parish Jail
412 Bolivar Bishop Drive
DeRidder, LA 70634
337-460-5520
Jail and custody questions. DPS&C lists fax 337-463-6347.
Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office
120 South Stewart Street
DeRidder, LA 70634
337-463-3281 or 833-404-1371
Administrative office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm.
Beauregard Parish Jail Visits
The official sheriff pages located for this build did not publish a full visitation schedule, dress code, video-visit vendor, visitor parking rules, or locker rules. That absence should not be filled with unofficial jail-directory data. Anyone planning a visit should call 337-460-5520 before leaving for the jail and ask about current identification rules, approved visit times, property restrictions, and whether the person is still eligible for visits.
| Topic | Published Detail | Best Action |
|---|---|---|
| In-person visits | Schedule not located in official sources | Call the jail before arrival. |
| Remote or video visits | Vendor not located in official sources | Do not create an account until staff confirms the active system. |
| Attorney visits | Rules not published in the located pages | Attorneys should contact the jail directly. |
| Parking and entrance | Public rules not published | Confirm the public entrance and accessible parking by phone. |
Note: Confirm custody and visit eligibility with the jail before traveling, especially during court, transfer, medical, or overflow housing changes.
Beauregard Parish Jail Mail
Official Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office pages did not publish a detailed mail policy, commissary vendor, money-deposit vendor, phone-call vendor, kiosk rule, or fee table. The reliable route is a verified contact path, not an unconfirmed vendor list. Mail, phone, and money rules change often because facilities may switch vendors, limit items, or reject envelopes that do not match a current format.
| Service | Official Source Found | Reader Action |
|---|---|---|
| Mail address format | No full format located | Call 337-460-5520 before mailing. |
| Commissary deposits | Vendor and fees not located | Confirm accepted deposit methods with jail staff. |
| Phone calls | Provider and pricing not located | Ask which phone service is active. |
| Bond questions | Roster profile directs users to jail staff | Confirm bail amount, charge, and case number by phone. |
Beauregard Parish Jail Booking
A local arrest can begin with the sheriff, DeRidder Police, another municipal agency, Louisiana State Police, or a warrant pickup. The person may be processed into Beauregard Parish Jail, where the public roster shows a booking number, booking date and time, arresting agency, booking photo, and charge text. A booking is the jail intake record. It is not the same thing as a conviction, and it may change as the District Attorney and court process formal charges.
Louisiana law also helps explain timing. For a warrantless arrest, Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure article 230.2 requires a probable-cause determination within 48 hours if the person remains in custody. A summons may be used instead of arrest in some cases under article 211. That means not every police contact creates a Beauregard Parish Jail roster entry.
Custody flow: Arrest or warrant service > booking > roster entry > first court review > bond, release, transfer, or continued jail custody.
Beauregard Parish Jail Programs
The sheriff's Corrections page describes the jail mission as care, custody, and control, with rehabilitation tied to life skills, education, coping skills, reintegration, and institutional performance. The page does not publish a program calendar, grievance form, sick-call process, religious-services schedule, or GED schedule. General statements about programs should therefore stay tied to the sheriff's own wording and not promise a class or service that the public page does not list.
Local history can be confusing because DeRidder also has the historic Gothic or Hanging Jail downtown. That old 1914 jail is a separate historic site. The active Beauregard Parish Jail is the current Bolivar Bishop Drive facility. For modern custody, roster, bail, and visit questions, use the active jail and sheriff contacts, not the tourism page for the old jail.