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 2, 2026.
West Carroll Parish, Louisiana, has about 9,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in West Carroll Parish is held at the parish jail, run by the West Carroll 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: West Carroll Parish public records, West Carroll Parish arrest records, West Carroll Parish warrants, West Carroll Parish criminal records, West Carroll Parish court records, Louisiana arrest records and Louisiana inmate search.
Finding Someone in Custody in West Carroll Parish
A person kept in custody after an arrest in West Carroll Parish is held at the parish jail, run by the West Carroll Parish Sheriff's Office, whichever agency made the arrest.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the West Carroll Parish Sheriff's Office at westcarrollsheriff.net (page title: West Carroll Sheriff's Department), phone 318-428-2331, 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 318-428-2331.
The West Carroll Parish Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2021 the jail held about 28 people, up from about 26 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2019, the last year with a capacity figure, was 26 beds, and it ran at 100 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
West Carroll Parish has about 9,300 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 30 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the West Carroll Parish Jail
The West Carroll Parish Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Oak Grove make the arrests that end in a booking in West Carroll Parish.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were Oak Grove's 18 for 2025 and the West Carroll Parish Sheriff's Office's 15 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in West Carroll Parish with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 33 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 West Carroll 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 West Carroll 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 West Carroll Parish?
Ask the West Carroll Parish Sheriff's Office at 318-428-2331; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at westcarrollsheriff.net.
How many people are in the West Carroll Parish jail?
About 28 on an average day in 2021, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 26 beds.
What is the phone number for the West Carroll Parish jail?
318-428-2331, the number on the page of the West Carroll Parish Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in West Carroll 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 West Carroll 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.