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 25, 2026.
St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, has about 45,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in St. Bernard Parish is held at the parish jail, run by the St. Bernard 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: St. Bernard Parish public records, St. Bernard Parish arrest records, St. Bernard Parish warrants, St. Bernard Parish police reports, St. Bernard Parish property records, Louisiana arrest records and Louisiana inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in St. Bernard Parish
A person kept in custody after an arrest in St. Bernard Parish is held at the parish jail, run by the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office at stbernard.lavns.org (page title: St. Bernard Parish Jail), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster.
The St. Bernard Parish Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2023 the jail held about 210 people, up from about 180 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2023 was 266 beds, and it ran at 80 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
St. Bernard Parish has about 45,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 48 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the St. Bernard Parish Jail
The St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in St. Bernard Parish.
The St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office reported 1,773 arrests to the FBI for 2025. 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 St. Bernard 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 St. Bernard Parish?
Ask the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at stbernard.lavns.org.
How many people are in the St. Bernard Parish jail?
About 210 on an average day in 2023, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 266 beds.
Where do people sentenced to prison in St. Bernard 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 St. Bernard 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.