New Orleans Released Inmates
New Orleans released inmates records are kept by the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office and the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. If you need to find out if a person has been released from jail in New Orleans, there are a few ways to search. The Orleans Parish Sheriff runs a detainee search tool on its site. The state VINE system also tracks custody changes across all of Louisiana. Both tools are free. You can look up a name and get the current status in just a few steps. This page covers how to search for released inmates in New Orleans and what each source can tell you.
New Orleans Quick Facts
Orleans Parish Released Inmates Search
The Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office handles all jail operations in New Orleans. Orleans Parish and the city share the same lines, so the sheriff runs the only parish jail. Sheriff Susan Hutson heads the office. The main facility is the Orleans Justice Center at 2800 Perdido Street, New Orleans, LA 70119. You can call 504-822-8000 for general info or 504-202-9339 for inmate records. The Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office site has tools for looking up who is in jail right now and who has been let go.
The sheriff also runs the Temporary Detention Center at 3100 Perdido Street. Between the two sites, the parish can hold well over a thousand people at once. When someone gets released from either spot, the record stays in the system. You can still pull up the old booking info after a person leaves custody.
The OPSO Detainee Search lets you look up current and past inmates by name. This is the go-to tool for New Orleans released inmates info. Type in a first or last name and the system pulls up matching records. Each result shows the booking number, charges, bond amount, and court dates.
The search results give you a good look at what happened during a stay. You can see the full name, when the person was booked, what the charges were, and where they were held. If a person has been released, the record will show that too. This is one of the best local tools for tracking released inmates in New Orleans.
New Orleans Detainee Records
Beyond the search tool, the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office has a Detainee Information page that explains how the system works. It breaks down what data is kept, how to read booking records, and what you can expect to find when you search for released inmates in New Orleans.
Each record in the Orleans Parish system can include these fields:
- Full name and booking number
- Booking date and time
- Charges and bond amount
- Court date and housing location
- Next court date if still pending
To get official copies of inmate records in New Orleans, visit the Records Division at 2800 Gravier Street. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. Bring a valid photo ID. Copy fees apply, and the exact cost depends on what you need. Call 504-202-9339 ahead of time to ask about the current fee schedule.
Note: The OPSO detainee search updates often, but it may not show every single release the same day it happens.
Released Inmates on Louisiana VINE
The Louisiana Automated Victim Notification System, known as LAVNS or VINE, is a state-run tool that tracks inmates across all 64 parishes. It works for New Orleans too. You can search by name, ID number, or case number on the VINE search page. The data updates every 15 minutes for parish jails and twice each day for state prisons. So if someone gets released from the Orleans Justice Center, the change should show up fast.
VINE also lets you sign up for alerts. If you want to know the moment a specific person gets released or moved, you can register on the site. The system will call you, send a text, or email you when a custody status changes. This is free. The toll-free number for VINE is 1-866-528-6748. You can also call 225-383-4580 for the Imprisoned Person Locator run by the state DPS&C.
The Orleans Parish VINE Roster shows who is currently in the parish jail. It also works as a quick check for recently released inmates in New Orleans. The roster updates every 30 minutes. Keep in mind that VINE does not always show charge details for every facility, so you may need to call the jail for that info.
New Orleans Police and Inmate Info
The New Orleans Police Department handles arrests in the city. After an arrest, the person goes to the Orleans Justice Center for booking. From there, the sheriff's office takes over custody. So while NOPD makes the arrest, the released inmates data comes from the sheriff.
NOPD has its own records division at 715 South Broad Street, first floor. The phone number for records is 504-658-5455. You can get arrest reports and incident records from NOPD, but for jail release info you need the sheriff's office. The NOPD website has more on how to request police records. Magistrate Court at 2700 Tulane Avenue handles the first court appearances, and Municipal and Traffic Court at 1601 Perdido Street deals with city offenses.
Note: NOPD records and sheriff's office records are two different things, even though they are both tied to the same case.
State Records for New Orleans Released Inmates
If someone from New Orleans went to state prison rather than parish jail, the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections holds those records. Under R.S. 15:574.12, most inmate records held by DPS&C are confidential. But some data is public. You can find out a person's age, offense, date of conviction, length of sentence, and misconduct while locked up. That is all the law allows.
The DPS&C Offender Information page explains how to use LAVNS to find someone in state custody. You can also call the Imprisoned Person Locator at 225-383-4580. You need the person's DPS&C number or their name and date of birth. The system will tell you the facility, a contact number, and a projected release date if one has been set. For written public records requests, mail them to the DPS&C Public Records office at P.O. Box 94304, Baton Rouge, LA 70804, or email docpublicrecords@la.gov.
Under the Louisiana Public Records Act, R.S. 44:1, most government records are open to the public. But prison records have that special exemption in R.S. 15:574.12 that limits what you can get from the state. Parish jail records through the sheriff are generally easier to access than state prison files.
How to Find Released Inmates in New Orleans
There are a few paths to take. Which one works best depends on where the person was held.
For someone held in the Orleans Parish jail, start with the OPSO Detainee Search at opso.gov. That is the fastest way. You just need a name. The results show if the person is still in custody or has been released. If you want alerts, use the VINE system at vinelink.vineapps.com. Register with a name or ID and pick how you want to be told about changes.
For someone in state prison, use the DPS&C tools. Call 225-383-4580 or search through LAVNS online. State prison release dates take time to calculate, so the info may not be ready right away. The DPS&C site says to call back later if no date shows up yet. If you need a formal record, send a written request to the Deputy Secretary's Office. Keep in mind what R.S. 15:574.12 says about the limits on what they can share.
In person, you can visit the Orleans Parish Records Division at 2800 Gravier Street. Bring your ID. Staff can look up records and make copies for a fee. The office is open weekdays from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. For NOPD arrest records, go to 715 South Broad Street instead.
Nearby Cities
Other cities near New Orleans also have released inmates records through their parish sheriff offices. You can check these pages for more local info:
Metairie | Kenner | Marrero | Slidell | LaPlace | Terrytown | Hammond | Houma
Orleans Parish Released Inmates
New Orleans sits inside Orleans Parish. All jail operations, inmate records, and release data flow through the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office. For the full parish page with more on fees, record fields, and how the system works across the parish, check the link below.