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 on September 24, 2026.
St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, has about 40,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in St. John the Baptist Parish is held at the parish jail, run by the St. John the Baptist 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. John the Baptist Parish public records, St. John the Baptist Parish arrest records, St. John the Baptist Parish warrants, St. John the Baptist Parish criminal records, St. John the Baptist Parish court records, Louisiana arrest records and Louisiana inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in St. John the Baptist Parish
The parish jail, run by the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in St. John the Baptist Parish, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office at stjohnsheriff.org/crime-arrests/parish-prison (page title: Parish Prison | St. John Parish Sheriff's Office), phone (985) 652-9513, 100 Deputy Barton Granier Dr. Laplace, LA 70068, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 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 (985) 652-9513.
The St. John the Baptist Parish Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 74 people, down from about 170 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 319 beds, and it ran at 54 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
St. John the Baptist Parish has about 40,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 19 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the St. John the Baptist Parish Jail
The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office makes the arrests that end in a booking in St. John the Baptist Parish.
The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office reported 1,078 arrests to the FBI for 2024. 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. John the Baptist 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. John the Baptist 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. John the Baptist Parish?
Ask the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office at (985) 652-9513; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at stjohnsheriff.org/crime-arrests/parish-prison.
How many people are in the St. John the Baptist Parish jail?
About 74 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 319 beds.
What is the phone number for the St. John the Baptist Parish jail?
(985) 652-9513, the number on the page of the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in St. John the Baptist 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. John the Baptist 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.