Opelousas City Jail Inmate Search and Prison Information
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The Opelousas City Jail was founded in 1859. It was first situated on West Side’s Scranton Road. It then transferred over to 318 North Court Street, Opelousas, LA, 70570 back in 1904.
Since the 19th century, the Opelousas Division of Police was the law agency that his responsible for supporting the Opelousas City Jail. It was not until September of 2007, when both the Opelousas Division of Police and the Opelousas City Jail came together and ultimately created the Division of Corrections.
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The Opelousas City Jail is only a temporary, short-term facility for inmates. If you know or believe someone you know is currently being housed in the Opelousas City Jail, you will need to contact the facility directly. It is best that you know the inmate's full name along with their date of birth.
Sending a Mail
The Opelousas City Jail will allow inmates to receive letters from their loved ones back home. These letters will be monitored and examined by a staff member employed by the Opelousas City Jail.
The Opelousas City Jail has the right to refuse, dispose of, or return any letter that does not follow their strict guidelines.
Ensure you do not use any of the following:
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Usage of Crayons
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Drawings
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Usage of Colored Pencils
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Staples
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Do Not Send Stamps, Paper, or Envelopes
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Glitter
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Glue
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Sticks
Keep all letters PG-friendly as they will have a better chance of being accepted and given to the inmate.
Sending Money
Inmates in the Opelousas City Jail will not really need money since at most they will be in the facility a month or two. But if they request you to send them funds, you can go down to the Opelousas City Jail with a money order.
Phone Calls
All outgoing phone calls from the Opelousas City Jail will be strictly collect calls. Collect calls will be the receiver's responsibility to pay for them. You will only get the collect call, if you have a landline phone and not a cell phone.
All calls from the Opelousas City Jail are limited to 15-minutes.
Visiting Rules
If you would like to visit an inmate here at the Opelousas City Jail, you will need to contact the facility. The facility has not put up their visitation hours, if any.
The best thing you can possibly do, since the Opelousas City Jail is temporary and very, very short-term holding pen for many of these inmates is to contact the facility and see if the inmate is currently in jail or out in the courthouse and if you can visit them.
Visitation Hours
| Sunday | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM |
| Monday | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM |
| Thursday | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM |
| Friday | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM |
| Saturday | 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM |
| Holiday | – |
Directions
Refer the map below to find the driving directions.
