This website is a private reference resource, not a government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release anyone, post bond, change a court date, or pull an official booking record. Use the official Allen Parish contacts below for custody, jail, bond, and records questions.
Official Allen Parish Jail and Sheriff Contacts
The main local custody point is the Allen Parish Public Safety Complex / Allen Parish Jail, operated by the Allen Parish Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's public forms page did not list a dedicated public-records request form when reviewed, so requests for booking entries or retained jail records should identify the person, booking number if known, booking date, arresting agency, and record type.
Allen Parish Sheriff's Office / Allen Parish Jail
7340 Hwy 26 W, P.O. Box 278
Oberlin, LA 70655
Phone: 337-639-4353
Fax: 337-639-2855
General email: info@allenparishso.com
Jail email: jail@allenparishso.com
Administrative hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Jail facility: open 24 hours; jail administration operates weekdays
Crime Tip Hotline: 337-389-7001
Use the official sheriff site at https://www.allenparishso.org/ for the roster chooser, current roster, 48-hour release list, jail FAQ, visitation rules, forms page, and contact page. For a free certified copy of a booking entry, La. C.Cr.P. art. 229 is the local booking-entry reference; other public records are handled under Louisiana public-records law, including La. R.S. 44:1, unless an exemption applies.
- For someone in the Allen Parish jail, start with jail inmate records and then call 337-639-4353 before relying on custody, charges, or bond.
- For booking photos shown on the sheriff roster, use jail roster mugshots and the official roster profile when available.
- For charges and filings after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the Allen Parish Clerk or 33rd Judicial District sources.
- For a specific jail or prison, use the facility pages linked in the footer, including the Allen Parish Public Safety Complex / Allen Parish Jail, Kinder City Jail, and Allen Correctional Center.
- For a sentenced Louisiana prisoner, use the Louisiana DPS&C offender information page at https://doc.la.gov/imprisoned-person-programs-resources/offender-information/ or LA VINE at https://vinelink.vineapps.com/state/LA.
- For a federal or immigration detainee, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator at https://www.bop.gov/inmateloc/ or the ICE Online Detainee Locator System at https://locator.ice.gov/odls/.