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.
Madison Parish, Louisiana, has about 9,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Madison Parish is held at the parish jail, run by the Madison 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: Madison Parish public records, Madison Parish arrest records, Madison Parish warrants, Madison Parish criminal records, Madison Parish court records, Louisiana arrest records and Louisiana inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in Madison Parish
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Madison Parish is held at the parish jail, run by the Madison Parish Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Madison Parish Sheriff's Office at madisonparish.org/elected-officials/sheriff (page title: Sheriff | Madison Parish | Louisiana), phone 318-574-1831, 100 North Cedar Street Courthouse Building - Room 3 Tallulah LA 71282, 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 318-574-1831.
The Madison Parish Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 810 people, down from about 880 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 930 beds, and it ran at 87 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Madison Parish has about 9,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 887 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Madison Parish Jail
The Madison Parish Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Tallulah make the arrests that end in a booking in Madison Parish.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Madison Parish Sheriff's Office's 214 for 2025 and Tallulah's 92 for 2022.
Together, the two agencies in Madison Parish with all twelve months of 2022 on file reported 337 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 Madison Parish arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections lists its inmates at doc.la.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Madison Parish?
Ask the Madison Parish Sheriff's Office at 318-574-1831; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at madisonparish.org/elected-officials/sheriff.
How many people are in the Madison Parish jail?
About 810 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 930 beds.
What is the phone number for the Madison Parish jail?
318-574-1831, the number on the page of the Madison Parish Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Madison 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 Madison 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.