Cameron Parish Inmate Population
The Cameron Parish inmate population is centered on one local detention site, Cameron Parish Jail, operated by the Cameron Parish Sheriff's Office. The jail holds people arrested on local charges, bench warrants, fugitive warrants, traffic and criminal cases, and court holds. It can also hold some Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections offenders locally under state-local housing rules. A roster entry may show a hold such as immigration hold, but Cameron Parish does not have a separate ICE detention center, BOP prison, state prison, regional jail, or work-release annex listed inside the parish.
Population counts move for plain reasons. New arrests and warrant pickups add people to the local count. Bond, release orders, dismissed charges, and court transfers lower it. Sentenced prisoners may leave the local jail for Louisiana DPS&C custody, while some state offenders may remain in a parish jail under Louisiana law. That is why the live Cameron Parish jail roster is not the same thing as an official population report. The roster helps locate current and recent bookings. The DPS&C Basic Jail Guidelines report and the legislative corrections report are better sources for capacity and population snapshots.
Cameron Parish Inmate Population Statistics
Direct official figures show a small jail system operating below published capacity in the cited periods. The Louisiana DPS&C Basic Jail Guidelines monitoring report for a September 20, 2023 inspection listed 65 operational beds and 21 people in custody that day. A December 2021 legislative corrections report listed 75 capacity and 59 people in custody. A 2021 jail memo gave an 88-bed context figure, but the DPS&C inspection and legislative report are stronger sources for the Cameron Parish inmate population.
| Measure | Figure | Source / Year |
|---|---|---|
| Operational capacity | 65 | DPS&C BJG inspection, Sept. 20, 2023 |
| Count on inspection day | 21 | DPS&C BJG inspection, Sept. 20, 2023 |
| DOC offenders in inspection count | 4 male, 0 female | DPS&C BJG inspection, 2023 |
| Local offenders in inspection count | 17 male, 0 female | DPS&C BJG inspection, 2023 |
| Capacity in legislative report | 75 | Louisiana legislative corrections report, Dec. 2021 |
| Total population in legislative report | 59 | Louisiana legislative corrections report, Dec. 2021 |
Cameron Parish Jail Trends
The best trend picture combines several source types, with care. The 2015 estimate from a 2021 jail memo described 30 people in jail and 195 admissions as a broad historical reference. The December 2021 legislative report showed 59 people against a 75-person capacity. The September 2023 DPS&C inspection found 21 people against 65 operational beds. The public roster inspected on June 16, 2026 showed at least ten visible current entries, but the OCV widget limit and release retention rules mean that feed should not be treated as an average daily population source.
| Year / Date | Population or Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 estimate | 30 jail population | Secondary 2021 jail memo context; 25 male and 5 female were noted. |
| Dec. 2021 | 59 total | Legislative corrections report; capacity was listed as 75. |
| Sept. 20, 2023 | 21 total | DPS&C BJG inspection; 17 local offenders and 4 DOC offenders. |
| June 16, 2026 | At least 10 visible | Roster snapshot only; not an official population count. |
Cameron Parish Custody Mix
The 2023 DPS&C inspection is the most reliable source for the custody mix on that inspection date. It listed 21 total people, all male in the captured table, with 17 local offenders and 4 DOC offenders. It listed no federal offenders and no ICE detainees on that inspection count. The December 2021 legislative report also showed no federal or ICE detainees in its weekly table, while listing a small state offender component and a larger local parish population.
- Local custody: The 2023 inspection listed 17 local offenders in Cameron Parish Jail.
- State component: The same inspection listed 4 DOC offenders housed locally.
- Federal and ICE: The 2023 inspection and December 2021 weekly report both listed 0 federal and 0 ICE detainees.
- Roster examples: Public 2026 entries showed male and female detainees and race values such as WHITE, BLACK, and UNKNOWN.
Roster demographics should be read with caution. The live feed is a search and booking tool, not a published demographic report. It can show real entries from nearby places such as Lake Charles, Hackberry, Grand Lake, Bell City, Beaumont, Houston, and Cameron, but those entries are not a census of the Cameron Parish inmate population.
Cameron Parish Jail Capacity
Cameron Parish Jail was below listed capacity in the two strongest population snapshots. The December 2021 legislative report listed 59 people and 75 capacity. The September 2023 DPS&C inspection listed 21 people and 65 operational capacity. The 2023 report also noted prior concerns from a May 2023 inspection, including chemical room inventories and organization, repairs in the DOC dorm ceiling, and cleanliness of living areas, common areas, and bathrooms. Those findings support an oversight section, not an overcrowding claim.
The address record also needs care. The sheriff site, sheriff location map, Louisiana Sheriffs' Association, and law-enforcement complex context point visitors to 124 Recreation Center Lane in Cameron. The Louisiana DPS&C Cameron Parish directory lists the jail at 119 Smith Circle. Visitor directions should use Recreation Center Lane and explain that DPS&C also publishes Smith Circle for the jail directory.
Cameron Parish Jail Laws
Louisiana law makes many booking and jail records public, while still allowing redaction or withholding when a specific exception applies. These laws matter because the Cameron Parish inmate population is visible through roster records, booking summaries, public requests, and state inspection reports. They also explain why a booking photo is treated differently from a booking book entry.
Key Statutes:
Louisiana R.S. 44:1 defines public records broadly for records used or kept in public business.
Louisiana R.S. 44:31 gives adults the right to inspect, copy, or reproduce public records unless an exception applies.
Louisiana R.S. 44:32 covers copy fees and the five-business-day written determination rule when access is questioned.
Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure art. 228 requires booking after arrest and says booking books and booking summaries are open for public inspection.
Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure art. 234 defines booking photographs and addresses remove-for-pay publication rules.
Cameron Parish State Prison Search
No Louisiana state prison was identified inside Cameron Parish. A Cameron Parish arrest becomes a Louisiana DPS&C lookup after sentencing or formal commitment, or when a state offender is housed locally under state-local rules. The DPS&C imprisoned-person information page directs the public to the phone locator at 225-383-4580. Callers need a DPS&C number or the person's name and date of birth.
Louisiana VINE/VINELink is also available for custody search and notifications. Recent sentences can lag in the state system because DPS&C must receive official sentencing papers before time computation and location data are complete. For that reason, a person can appear on the Cameron Parish jail roster for a local hold or state housing period before the state locator has full sentence details.
Search Cameron Parish Inmates
The official Cameron Parish Sheriff's Office Inmate Search is the starting point for current local jail custody. The page loads an OCV feed for inmate entries and displays searchable roster cards. The manifest showed search enabled, a ten-entry display limit, and newest booking order first. No login or fee was observed. The same OCV platform also powers the sheriff mobile app and the weekly arrest report.
- Open the sheriff's Inmate Search route from the Cameron Parish Sheriff's Office website.
- Use the search box for a name term if the current list is long.
- Open the result card and compare the name, booking date, age, status, charges, and bail amount.
- Call Cameron Parish Jail at 337-775-2125 if an arrest is too new to appear or release status is urgent.
- Use VINELink, DPS&C, BOP, or ICE ODLS when the person is not in local Cameron Parish Jail custody.
The sheriff homepage screenshot in the manifest shows the official feature tiles that route users to inmate search, weekly arrest report, most wanted, and app downloads. The Cameron Parish Sheriff's Office homepage is useful when the direct roster route changes.
The roster image connects the public search control to the current jail population, but it should be paired with phone and records-request channels when a record is missing.
Cameron Parish Roster Fields
The roster search is a simple feed-list search, not a large multi-field jail database form. Use name terms first. The widget displays roster entries newest first and appears to limit the visible page or load to ten entries. The raw feed can return more records, but public users should rely on the official route and phone confirmation for live custody status.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search | Text search box | Unspecified | Use name terms in the OCV feed widget. |
| Sort order | System setting | Not a user field | The manifest listed date descending, so newer entries display first. |
| Limit | System setting | Not a user field | The widget limit was listed as ten per page or load. |
| Current or released tab | Not observed | Not applicable | The current route exposes Inmate Search and Weekly Arrest Report features. |
Cameron Parish Released Records
Released or older jail records require more than a current roster search. The sheriff's Weekly Arrest Report is the official recent-bookings channel and used the same general field structure at the time researched. For a record that is no longer online, use the public-records channel named by the sheriff's contact page: Custodian of Records Kayla Conner, publicrequest@cameronso.org, P.O. Box 1250, Cameron, LA 70631.
A strong request gives the person's full name, date of arrest or booking, date of birth if known, booking ID if known, and the record type needed. Louisiana R.S. 44:32 allows lawful copy fees and requires a written determination within five business days when access is questioned. Some jail, incident, juvenile, medical, investigative, or protected records may be redacted or withheld.
Cameron Parish Inmate Record Fields
An inspected roster entry from June 16, 2026 showed a detailed public booking record. Visible fields included name, a mugshot, Inmate ID, booking date and time, age, gender, race, status, address or city, total bail amount, arresting agency, charge code, charge description, charge level, per-charge bail, and custody status. The public feed did not show housing unit, court date, judge, warrant number, date of birth, height, weight, hair or eye color, or projected release date.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Name / title | Last name, first name, and middle or suffix when available. |
| Mugshot image | A front-facing booking-style photo in the OCV image URL when published. |
| Inmate ID | A local public roster identifier, not always a state DOC number. |
| Booking Date | The date and time the jail record was created. |
| Status | Observed current entries used IN-CUSTODY. |
| Total Bail Amount | The aggregate bail across listed charges, if bail applies. |
| Charge details | Code number, description, code level, and per-charge bail. |
Cameron Parish Jail vs Prison
The Cameron Parish inmate population is split by legal status and custody system. The local jail roster is best for pretrial detainees, short local sentences, warrant arrests, and local holds. Louisiana DPS&C and VINELink cover sentenced state custody and notifications. BOP covers federal prison. ICE ODLS covers immigration detention after transfer into immigration custody.
| County Jail | State Prison / Other Custody | |
|---|---|---|
| Who is held | Pretrial, local sentence, warrant, court hold, some state offenders housed locally. | Sentenced DPS&C prisoners, federal prisoners, or immigration detainees. |
| Run by | Cameron Parish Sheriff's Office | Louisiana DPS&C, BOP, ICE, or USMS depending on case. |
| Where to look | Official Cameron Parish inmate roster and jail phone line. | VINELink, DPS&C phone locator, BOP locator, or ICE ODLS. |
| Photo access | Roster may show booking photos for local records. | Federal and immigration locators do not work like local mugshot galleries. |
Cameron Parish Federal Lookup
Federal and immigration custody are separate from the Cameron Parish jail roster. The Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator searches people incarcerated by BOP from 1982 to the present by register number or name. The ICE Online Detainee Locator System searches immigration custody by A-number or exact biographical information. Cameron Parish is in the Western District of Louisiana for federal matters, so federal pretrial custody may involve U.S. Marshals channels before BOP designation.
Louisiana VINELink remains the broad state custody and notification channel. Use it when the person was sentenced, transferred, or no longer appears in the local Cameron Parish roster. The jail phone line at 337-775-2125 is still the better source for a booking that happened today or for a local hold that may not have moved to another locator.
Cameron Parish Detention Facility
Cameron Parish has one local detention facility in the project map. It is the custody hub for local arrests, local warrants, and short-term jail custody. State, federal, and immigration systems are lookup channels, but no separate state prison, federal prison, or standalone ICE center was identified in the parish.
- Cameron Parish Jail - local parish jail for pretrial detainees, short local sentences, court holds, warrant arrests, some state offenders housed locally, and occasional holds reflected on the roster.
Cameron Parish Inmate Population FAQ
How big is the Cameron Parish inmate population? The clearest official snapshot is 21 people on the September 20, 2023 DPS&C Basic Jail Guidelines inspection, with 65 operational capacity. A December 2021 legislative report listed 59 people and 75 capacity. The live roster changes daily and should not be used as an average population count.
How do I search Cameron Parish inmates? Start with the official sheriff Inmate Search route. Use the name search box, open the result card, and confirm status, charges, and bail. If the person is sentenced to state custody, use VINELink or the DPS&C phone locator instead.
Can I find past inmate records? Recent bookings may appear in the Weekly Arrest Report. Older records can be requested from the sheriff's records custodian at publicrequest@cameronso.org with the person's name, booking date, and record type.
Does Cameron Parish publish mugshots? The current inmate feed and weekly arrest feed showed booking photos with public roster records. Louisiana booking-photo law still limits remove-for-pay sites and does not guarantee that every photo remains online.