Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, has about 48,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Lincoln Parish is held at the parish jail, run by the Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
Related guides: Lincoln Parish public records, Lincoln Parish arrest records, Lincoln Parish warrants, Lincoln Parish criminal records, Lincoln Parish court records, Louisiana arrest records and Louisiana inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Lincoln Parish
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Lincoln Parish is held at the parish jail, run by the Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office at lincoln.lavns.org (page title: Lincoln Parish Jail), phone 318.251.5111, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at 318.251.5111.
The Lincoln Parish Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 330 people, up from about 240 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 268 beds, and it ran at 91 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Lincoln Parish has about 48,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 68 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Lincoln Parish Jail
The Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office and the agencies that report for Ruston and Grambling make the arrests that end in a booking in Lincoln Parish.
The FBI's agency list also places these agencies in Lincoln Parish: Grambling State University and Louisiana Tech University (campus police).
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Grambling's 1,152 for 2025, Ruston's 889 for 2025 and the Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office's 409 for 2024.
Together, the two agencies in Lincoln Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 2,041 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the parish jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Lincoln Parish arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
The jail holds people awaiting trial and people serving short sentences. A person sentenced to prison in Lincoln Parish serves the sentence in a facility of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, whose inmate locator is at doc.la.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Lincoln Parish?
Ask the Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office at 318.251.5111; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at lincoln.lavns.org.
How many people are in the Lincoln Parish jail?
About 330 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 268 beds.
What is the phone number for the Lincoln Parish jail?
318.251.5111, the number on the page of the Lincoln Parish Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Lincoln Parish go?
To a facility of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections; its inmate locator is at doc.la.gov.
Is this the official Lincoln Parish website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official parish, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.