Caldwell Correctional Center Jail Overview
Caldwell Correctional Center is the main adult jail facility for Caldwell Parish inmate records. The Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections Caldwell Parish location page lists the facility as a local jail in Grayson. The Caldwell Parish Sheriff's Office is the local law-enforcement agency connected to parish jail custody, while Louisiana law also permits some state prisoners to be housed in parish jails after commitment to DPS&C. That mix matters because a person may appear in a parish custody system even when the sentence or legal custody points to the state corrections system.
The facility serves several record needs at once. A recent arrest may create a booking entry and custody status. A parish sentence may keep a person local for a shorter term. A state sentence may bring DPS&C rules into the record even if the person remains in a local jail bed. For a broader lookup explanation, the Caldwell Parish jail roster process is covered on the Jail Inmate Records page, but facility-specific questions should be confirmed with the jail because online roster access can lag or fail.
The DPS&C Caldwell location screenshot below shows Caldwell Correctional Center listed with other Caldwell Parish criminal-justice offices and local jail facilities.
That official listing is useful for confirming the facility name, local jail category, and the separate Grayson facilities before starting a Caldwell Parish inmate search.
Caldwell Correctional Center Capacity
The best located capacity source for Caldwell Correctional Center is the 2023 Louisiana DPS&C Basic Jail Guidelines monitoring report. The inspection occurred on June 15, 2023, and the report was transmitted on August 24, 2023. It identifies Caldwell Correctional Center at 671 Highway 845 and uses the facility type notation "JAILS600." That is the only sourced bed figure found for this facility in the research set, so it should be read as a dated audit capacity reference rather than a live population count.
No current average daily population, current census, sex breakdown, charge-level breakdown, or local versus state-prisoner split was found on official Caldwell pages. The lack of a public daily count does not mean the jail is empty or full. It means the current count must be verified through the jail or the official custody notification systems.
Lookup Caldwell Correctional Center Inmates
Caldwell Correctional Center inmate lookup begins with Louisiana's LAVNS and VINELink custody systems. The research located a parish-specific Caldwell LAVNS endpoint at Caldwell LAVNS, but direct inspection did not return stable public HTML during research. The statewide Louisiana VINELink portal is the broader custody search and notification route. The Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement says LAVINE monitors adult inmates in parish jails and state prisons, and DPS&C describes the locator as searchable by location, name, and ID or case reference.
Use the jail phone when the person cannot be found, the name spelling is uncertain, or the record shows transfer language. A person sentenced to DPS&C may still be housed locally under Louisiana law, or may have moved to another state facility. Federal and immigration custody are separate systems and should not be assumed from a Caldwell Parish jail result. No official Caldwell Parish sheriff or local police mobile app was located for inmate or warrant lookup during the research sweep.
- Open the Caldwell LAVNS endpoint or the Louisiana VINELink portal and choose a Louisiana custody search.
- Search by legal last name and first name. If available, narrow by location, ID, or case number.
- Confirm that the custody location shows Caldwell Correctional Center or another Caldwell Parish facility before acting on the result.
- Call the jail if the online record is missing, unclear, or shows a recent release, transfer, hold, or state custody notation.
| Search Channel | Use It For | Important Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Caldwell LAVNS | Current parish jail custody and release notification | Endpoint was located, but page behavior was not fully inspectable in research |
| Louisiana VINELink | Statewide custody search and notification | Search results must be matched to the correct facility |
| Jail phone | Recent bookings, transfers, no-result searches, visitation checks | Staff may limit what can be released by phone |
| DPS&C route | State-sentenced custody and transfer questions | Not the same as the local booking record |
Caldwell Correctional Center Contact
The jail building is in Grayson, while sheriff administration and many records or court offices are in Columbia. That split is important. A visitor, family member, bondsman, or records requester should not assume that the courthouse, sheriff business office, and jail lobby are the same counter. For custody, visits, mail, and property questions, start with the prison phone. For sheriff administration or public-record routing, use the Caldwell Parish Sheriff's Office business office.
Caldwell Correctional Center
671 Highway 845
Grayson, LA 71435
(318) 649-5600
Hours not published, call facility
Caldwell Parish Sheriff's Office
201 Main Street, Suite 2
Columbia, LA 71418
(318) 649-2345
Business office for sheriff administration and records routing
Caldwell Correctional Center Visitation
No official Caldwell Correctional Center visitation schedule, lobby hours, dress code, ID rule, parking rule, video-visit provider, or visitor-approval form was located on the official pages reviewed. The research supports a narrow, practical rule: call the facility before arrival. Jail schedules can change by housing unit, classification, lockdown, staffing, holiday, or the person's custody status. A person housed as a state prisoner in a local jail may also have rules that differ from a new parish booking.
Visitors should ask whether the person is eligible for visits, whether visits are in person or by video, whether minors may visit, what identification is required, and whether property or money can be handled during the same trip. Do not rely on third-party jail directories for this facility because the official Caldwell sources did not publish those details.
| Day | Hours | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | not published, call facility | not published, call facility |
| Tuesday | not published, call facility | not published, call facility |
| Wednesday | not published, call facility | not published, call facility |
| Thursday | not published, call facility | not published, call facility |
| Friday | not published, call facility | not published, call facility |
| Saturday | not published, call facility | not published, call facility |
| Sunday | not published, call facility | not published, call facility |
Caldwell Correctional Center Mail
Mail, phone, commissary, tablet, and money-deposit rules were not published in the official Caldwell research sources. That means no vendor, fee, payment method, or mailing format should be assumed. Before sending funds or mail, ask the jail for the current inmate name format, ID number requirement, acceptable envelope type, photo rules, book rules, and any money-deposit channel. A wrong vendor or bad address can delay funds or cause mail to be returned.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail Address | not published, call facility |
| Phone / Video | not published, call facility |
| Money Deposit | not published, call facility |
| Commissary Fees | not published, call facility |
Caldwell Correctional Center Booking
For a new Caldwell Parish arrest, booking creates the jail record after the person is brought to a jail or police station. Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure article 228 requires a booking entry with identity, property taken, date and time of booking, charges, arresting person, and a short statement of the events that caused the arrest. The same law states that booking books and booking summaries are open for public inspection, subject to other legal limits.
Booking does not mean guilt. It is an intake record. The prosecutor may later file different charges, reduce a charge, dismiss a charge, or pursue a bill of information or indictment. Bond, detainers, no-bond holds, and state custody status can also affect release even when the roster shows a local booking.
- Booking
- The jail intake record made after arrest.
- Detainer
- A hold from another agency that may block release.
- Classification
- The jail's housing and security review after intake.
- DPS&C
- Louisiana's state corrections agency for sentenced state custody.
Caldwell Correctional Center Oversight
The 2023 DPS&C Basic Jail Guidelines monitoring report is the most specific recent oversight source located for Caldwell Correctional Center. It notes an annual inspection, identifies the jail and address, and includes comments about staff morale, staff dress, emergency-procedure awareness, and a sanitation-related license recommendation. Those comments are not a daily conditions report, but they are useful because they come from a state jail-monitoring source tied to the named facility.
No official local page located during research published a full adult jail program list, current population dashboard, commissary fee schedule, or public visitor handbook. No official Caldwell-specific adult jail closure notice, construction announcement, DOJ consent decree, or overcrowding litigation source was located in the official-source sweep. The reliable approach is to treat the audit as facility context and the jail phone as the current source for rules that can change day to day.
Note: Confirm custody, visit eligibility, mail rules, and property rules with Caldwell Correctional Center before traveling to Grayson.