This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody or release, free anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official record for a visitor.
Official Offices and Record Routes
Direct the question to the office that created the record. The St. Mary Parish Sheriff handles local jail custody and movement records. The Clerk holds district-court dockets and filed documents. Louisiana DPS&C controls state custody, possible release-date information, and state supervision, while LAVNS supplies participating custody notifications.
St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s OfficeCourthouse, Fourth Floor
500 Main Street, Franklin, LA 70538
Branch: 1455 Railroad Avenue, Morgan City, LA 70380
Nonemergency: 337-828-1960 or 985-384-1622
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Records by Mail
St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Office, ATTN: Records
P.O. Box 571, Franklin, LA 70538
Ask for an advance cost estimate for a release packet or booking photograph. Law Enforcement Center Information
Jail line: 337-836-9509
Use for a new, unclear, or conflicting local custody or release status. St. Mary Parish Clerk of Court
500 Main Street, Suite 201, Franklin, LA 70538
337-828-4100 | support@smpclerk.com
Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays
Verdict provides index and docket history, not document images. Louisiana Custody and Notifications
DPS&C possible-release-date locator: 225-383-4580
LAVNS/VINELink: 866-528-6748
Victim Services: 225-342-1056 or 888-342-6110
victimservices@la.gov
Choose the route that fits the question:
- For a released person or custody record, begin with the St. Mary Parish release search and records path.
- For parole, probation, or good-time supervision, use Post-Release Supervision and the current DPS&C district directory.
- For the recent feed, use 24-Hour Releases, which explains the Sheriff’s actual 48-hour source.
- For a possible date or alert, use Release Date Lookup and VINE Inmate Check.
- For one facility, use the Law Enforcement Center, Transitional Work Program, or Patterson City Jail page listed below.
- For a state prisoner, use Louisiana DPS&C; for a federal sentence or immigration detention, use the official BOP or ICE locator.