Rapides Parish Detention Center II Offender Lookup

Rapides Parish Detention Center II Overview

Rapides Parish Detention Center II, or DC-II, is located at 400 B John Allison Drive, Alexandria, LA 71303. The Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office operates the facility as part of its multi-building corrections system. Unlike Detention Center I, which is the all-parish intake jail, DC-II is described by RPSO as a facility for offenders who provide contract labor for state, parish, and local public agencies. That role matters because a person listed at DC-II may have moved there after intake and classification rather than arriving there directly from a street arrest.

The official facility detail names Warden Kenneth Ferrell and gives the warden's phone as (318) 449-4380. It also lists an assistant warden phone at (318) 449-4370. RPSO says DC-II houses about 200 offenders. Section 17 of the research adds local context: RPSO uses offender work crews for public-property maintenance, trash pickup around Rapides Parish, and support to municipalities and agencies. The Road Crews/Work Crews page says about 45 offenders are used for trash pickup and that crews pick up about 400,000 pounds of trash each year. DC-II is therefore best described as a local detention and work-assignment facility, not as a public walk-in records office.

The source used for DC-II facility details is the official RPSO Detention Center II content payload. It supplies the address, contact names, facility role, approximate population, and visitation cycle.

Rapides Parish Detention Center II Capacity and Population

RPSO says DC-II houses approximately 200 offenders. The research notes that this is a facility-described population figure from the official DC-II page JSON inspected in June 2026. It should not be restated as an audited average daily population because no multi-year ADP table was located in official sources. The number is still important because it distinguishes DC-II from DC-I's all-parish intake role and DC-III's sentenced-offender role.

How to Look Up an Inmate at Rapides Parish Detention Center II

DC-II does not have a separate public roster in the research. The lookup path remains the Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office inmate search and Jail Records. Start with the official New World inmate inquiry at http://12.189.45.22/NewWorld.InmateInquiry/LA0400000, which is the external webview linked by the RPSO inmate search feature. If the person was recently arrested, remember that booking starts at DC-I, and a transfer to DC-II may occur after classification or assignment. If the live portal does not resolve the facility or status clearly, contact Jail Records or the DC-II facility number before planning a visit.

1. Open the RPSO inmate search from the sheriff website, app, or direct New World inquiry link.
2. Search using the live form's available name or booking fields. Do not assume field labels that are not shown on the portal.
3. Look for the facility, housing, or status detail that indicates whether the person is at DC-II rather than DC-I, DC-III, or TWP.
4. If the person is not found, check whether they were released, transferred to Louisiana DPS&C, or held under another agency channel.
5. Use Louisiana VINELink for custody notifications, and use the Louisiana DOC locator for sentenced state-prison custody outside the parish jail system.

Rapides Parish Detention Center II Address and Contact

The John Allison Drive address is easy to confuse with the Transitional Work Program at 400-C John Allison Drive, so use the "400 B" address for DC-II mail and facility routing. For custody confirmation, start with the RPSO inmate search or Jail Records. For facility-specific visitation and housing questions, use the DC-II administrative contacts listed by RPSO.

Visiting Someone at Rapides Parish Detention Center II

DC-II visitation is on the second and fourth weekend, Saturday and Sunday, from 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. RPSO says offenders housed at DC-II are responsible for notifying family members of visitation dates and times. That sentence is important because the public schedule does not provide a dorm-by-dorm table for DC-II. Before traveling, confirm that the person remains assigned to DC-II, that the weekend is the correct second or fourth weekend, and that the visitor is approved under the current facility rules.

Mail, Phone, and Money at Rapides Parish Detention Center II

The official research lists the DC-II mailing address as Rapides Parish Detention Center II, 400 B John Allison Dr., Alexandria, LA 71303. Complete mail restrictions were not located in the official JSON, so include the offender's full name and confirm any ID number, envelope rules, photo limits, or banned items with the facility. For deposits, RPSO publishes the parishwide TouchPay/GTL channel. The official TouchPay content lists registration at GTL Financial Services signup, deposits through the login portal, phone deposits at 1-866-232-1899, and facility number 271309.

Booking, Classification, and DC-II Assignment

Because DC-I is the all-parish intake facility, a person assigned to DC-II has normally already moved through booking, property inventory, identity checks, medical or mental-health screening, charge entry, and initial classification. The practical question for families is whether the person is still at DC-II on the date they plan to visit or send mail. Work assignments can be tied to facility classification and operational need, and a person can be moved among RPSO facilities. Use the inmate inquiry for the first check, then verify with the facility if the status affects a visit, mail address, account deposit, or pickup after release.

DC-II's work role also means jail records and court records should not be mixed together. The RPSO inmate search and Jail Records answer local custody and jail-record questions. The Clerk of Court and District Attorney handle filed court charges, case numbers, and dispositions. If a person is sentenced into the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections system, a DOC locator search may become more useful than the Rapides Parish jail inquiry.

About Rapides Parish Detention Center II

DC-II is one part of Rapides Parish's multi-facility corrections structure. DC-I handles intake, DC-III houses sentenced offenders, and TWP focuses on transitional work. DC-II's specific contribution is public-agency contract labor. The research file notes that RPSO work crews assist municipalities and agencies with maintenance and public-property upkeep, and that crews helped during Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta. Those details show why DC-II should be described as a work-assignment detention facility rather than a generic jail page.