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 October 9, 2026.
Richland Parish, Louisiana, has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Richland Parish is held at the parish jail, run by the Richland 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.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Richland Parish
A person kept in custody after an arrest in Richland Parish is held at the parish jail, run by the Richland Parish Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Richland Parish Sheriff's Office at richland.lavns.org (page title: Richland Parish Jail), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The Richland Parish Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 640 people, down from about 780 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2021, the last year with a capacity figure, was 782 beds, and it ran at 127 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Richland Parish has about 20,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 328 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Richland Parish Jail
The Richland Parish Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Rayville make the arrests that end in a booking in Richland Parish.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Richland Parish Sheriff's Office's 1,613 for 2019 and Rayville's 35 for 2021.
Together, the two agencies in Richland Parish with all twelve months of 2019 on file reported 1,798 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 Richland 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 Richland 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 Richland Parish?
Ask the Richland Parish Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at richland.lavns.org.
How many people are in the Richland Parish jail?
About 640 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 782 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Richland 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 Richland 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.