LCS Caldwell Detention Center Overview
LCS Caldwell Detention Center is listed by Louisiana DPS&C on its Caldwell Parish location page as a local jail facility. The listing gives a separate name, address, and phone from Caldwell Correctional Center. That is why the facility should have its own custody page and should not be folded into the primary jail page as if the public sources proved both entries are one building.
The research did not locate an official page explaining whether LCS Caldwell Detention Center is a contract facility, annex, paired local jail building, or other operating arrangement. Careful wording is required. It is best described as a DPSC-listed local detention facility in Caldwell Parish, associated with the parish adult detention map, with exact population and operating details to be verified by the facility.
The DPS&C Caldwell Parish location page is the matching image source for LCS Caldwell Detention Center because it lists the adult local jail facilities in the parish.
The screenshot supports the key distinction for users: LCS Caldwell Detention Center and Caldwell Correctional Center appear as separate Caldwell Parish local jail listings.
LCS Caldwell Detention Population
No official bed count, rated capacity, average daily population, current census, demographic profile, or contract-population detail was located for LCS Caldwell Detention Center. The facility map therefore marks capacity as not located in official sources. A roster result, phone confirmation, or direct records response is needed for current population questions.
This missing data should not be filled with the Caldwell Correctional Center audit capacity. The 2023 Basic Jail Guidelines audit figure belongs to Caldwell Correctional Center and should not be transferred to LCS Caldwell Detention Center unless an official source later ties the number to both facilities. Keeping the two entries separate prevents a lookup error for visitors, family members, lawyers, and records users.
Search LCS Caldwell Detention Records
For adult custody at LCS Caldwell Detention Center, start with Caldwell LAVNS or the statewide Louisiana VINELink portal. Louisiana LAVINE monitors adult inmates in parish jails and state prisons, and DPS&C describes the public locator path as searchable by location, name, and ID or case. Because the LCS facility details are sparse, the location field matters. A result that says Caldwell Correctional Center, LCS Caldwell Detention Center, or another facility can change where to call and where a visit request should go.
If the online search does not show the person, call the facility directly. Recent bookings, transfers, misspelled names, state holds, and release timing can all cause a search gap. The general Caldwell Parish jail-record route is useful, but LCS questions should be confirmed with the LCS phone when the record points to that facility or when the roster is unclear. No official Caldwell Parish sheriff or local police mobile app was located for inmate or warrant lookup during the research sweep.
- Search Caldwell LAVNS or Louisiana VINELink using the person's legal name.
- Look for a location field, custody status, ID, case reference, release notice, or transfer note.
- Call LCS Caldwell Detention Center when the result names LCS or when the location field is ambiguous.
- Use the clerk or court record only for filed charges, because the jail roster charge is not the final court record.
| Lookup Need | Best Starting Point | Why It Matters |
|---|---|---|
| Current adult custody | Caldwell LAVNS or VINELink | LAVINE covers adult parish jail and state prison custody in Louisiana |
| Facility confirmation | LCS facility phone | DPSC lists LCS separately, so location should be checked |
| State-sentenced custody | DPS&C/LAVNS route | A sentenced person may be housed locally or transferred |
| Federal or ICE custody | BOP or ICE locator | Those systems are separate from Caldwell Parish jail records |
LCS Caldwell Detention Contact
The LCS address is on the same Highway 845 corridor as the primary adult jail, but official sources give it its own contact number. Call that number for visit eligibility, mail rules, property questions, pickup instructions, and confirmation of a person's location. Use the Caldwell Parish Sheriff's Office business phone only for sheriff administration or public-record direction when the facility cannot answer a records-routing question.
LCS Caldwell Detention Center
701 Highway 845
Grayson, LA 71418
(318) 649-2100
Hours not published, call facility
Caldwell Parish Sheriff's Office
201 Main Street, Suite 2
Columbia, LA 71418
(318) 649-2345
Records direction and sheriff business office
LCS Caldwell Detention Visits
Official Caldwell research sources did not publish a visitation schedule for LCS Caldwell Detention Center. They also did not publish a video visit vendor, approval form, dress code, minor visitor rule, lobby hour schedule, or property drop-off rule. The only accurate public instruction is to call before visiting. This is especially important for LCS because the public sources do not explain the facility's operating role in detail.
When calling, ask whether the person is housed at LCS, whether visits are allowed that week, whether the visit is in person or remote, and what ID is needed. If the person is held on a state, federal, or other agency hold, ask whether that status changes release, property, or visit rules.
| 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 |
LCS Caldwell Detention Mail
No official LCS mail format, phone system, tablet program, commissary vendor, deposit vendor, or fee schedule was located. Do not assume a national corrections vendor. Do not send money through a third-party service unless the facility confirms it. Ask for the required inmate name format, ID number, mailing address, banned items, photo limits, book rules, and whether legal mail has a different process.
| 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 |
LCS Caldwell Intake Records
Louisiana booking law applies to adult jail booking records in Caldwell Parish. A booking entry records the arrested person's name, property taken, date and time of booking, booking summary, charge or charges, arresting person, and a short facts summary. The law makes jail and police booking books and summaries open for public inspection, while other public-record limits may still apply.
For LCS Caldwell Detention Center, the key question is whether the person was booked there, transferred there, or listed there after another custody event. A booking record, a transfer record, and a court filing are different documents. Filed charges after arrest are handled through the Caldwell Parish Clerk of Court and the 37th Judicial District process, not by the LCS roster alone.
- Roster status
- A custody status result, usually current or recent.
- Transfer
- A move from one facility or custody agency to another.
- Hold
- A legal reason custody may continue after a local bond issue.
- Filed charge
- The prosecutor's formal court charge, which may differ from the booking charge.
About LCS Caldwell Detention
The research file found LCS Caldwell Detention Center in the official DPSC Caldwell Parish location listing, but did not locate a dedicated public facility handbook, inspection report, capacity page, visitation page, or vendor page for LCS. That source pattern requires restraint. The page can state the official name, address, phone, local jail listing, and lookup route, but it should not invent a security level, bed count, operator detail beyond the source language, or adult-program information.
LCS sits near Caldwell Correctional Center in Grayson, while sheriff administration and court records sit in Columbia. For users, that means a custody question, court-record question, and sheriff-records question may require different calls. For facility-to-facility comparisons across the parish, the Caldwell Parish inmate population page separates adult local jail custody from the OJJ youth facility and from federal or immigration locator systems.
Note: Confirm LCS custody, visits, mail, property, and money rules by phone before using the Grayson facility address.