DeSoto Parish Inmate Population is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, schedule visits, or obtain official booking records. Use the official office that holds the record for those tasks.
Official DeSoto Parish Contacts
For current jail custody, start with the DeSoto Parish Detention Center or the official DPSO roster. For a sheriff report or booking-record request, use the DPSO public-records process. For criminal case filings after an arrest, use the DeSoto Parish Clerk of Court and the 42nd Judicial District Court.
DeSoto Parish Detention Center
205 Franklin Street
Mansfield, LA 71052
Phone: 318-872-2295
Email: corrections@dpso.org
Use for: local custody, roster questions, visitation setup, and jail facility questions.
DeSoto Parish Sheriff's Office
205 Franklin Street
Mansfield, LA 71052
Sheriff: Jayson Richardson
Main phone: 318-872-3956
Email: info@dpso.org
Hours: 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday.
DPSO Public Records
DPSO Custodian of Records
205 Franklin Street
Mansfield, LA 71052
Email: publicrecords@dpso.org
Payment note: DPSO instructs requesters not to send payment with the first request. Wait for the agency's cost estimate.
DeSoto Parish Clerk of Court
101 Texas Street
Mansfield, LA 71052
Phone: 318-872-3110
Hours: 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday
Online portal: DeSoto ClerkNet
Use these paths based on what you need:
- For someone held in the parish jail, use jail inmate records and confirm urgent details with the detention center.
- For booking photos, use the jail roster mugshots information and the official DPSO records route if a copy is needed.
- For charges filed after a booking, use court records after a jail arrest and DeSoto ClerkNet.
- For facility details, use the DeSoto Parish Detention Center page listed in the footer.
- For a sentenced Louisiana prisoner or statewide notification, search VINELink/LAVNS.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System.