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.
St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, has about 50,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in St. Charles Parish is held at the parish jail, run by the St. Charles 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. Charles Parish public records, St. Charles Parish arrest records, St. Charles Parish warrants, St. Charles Parish criminal records, St. Charles Parish court records, Louisiana arrest records and Louisiana inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in St. Charles Parish
A person kept in custody after an arrest in St. Charles Parish is held at the parish jail, run by the St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the custody page of the St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office at stcharlessheriff.org/216/Jail-Roster (page title: Jail Roster | St. Charles Sheriff, LA), phone (985) 783-6237, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Someone booked recently shows on that page; someone cited and released at the scene, or held a few hours at a city station, does not.
The St. Charles Parish Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 400 people, down from about 480 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 608 beds, and it ran at 79 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
St. Charles Parish has about 50,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 78 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the St. Charles Parish Jail
The St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in St. Charles Parish.
The St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office reported 1,784 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. Charles 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 St. Charles 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 St. Charles Parish?
Look on the custody page of the St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office at stcharlessheriff.org/216/Jail-Roster, or call (985) 783-6237. It covers people booked into the parish jail.
How many people are in the St. Charles Parish jail?
About 400 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 608 beds.
What is the phone number for the St. Charles Parish jail?
(985) 783-6237, the number on the page of the St. Charles Parish Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in St. Charles 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. Charles 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.