Terrebonne Parish Criminal Justice Complex Overview
Terrebonne Parish Criminal Justice Complex, often shortened locally to TPCJC, is operated by the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office Corrections Division. The Louisiana DPS&C Terrebonne Parish listing identifies it as the local jail at 3211 Grand Caillou Road in Houma, and the TPSO inmate services page uses the same Grand Caillou location for letters of incarceration and money-order delivery. The jail is separate from the Main Street courthouse area, the Terrebonne Parish Annex, and the Juvenile Justice Complex in Gray.
The facility is the adult intake and custody point for many Terrebonne Parish arrests. It may hold adult pretrial detainees, people serving short local sentences, people arrested on warrants, and some people held for other agencies when assigned to the local jail. That mix is why the roster must be read with care. A person listed at TPCJC may still have court records in the 32nd Judicial District system, state status in LAVNS after transfer, or a held-for-agency status that points outside ordinary parish custody.
The Louisiana DOC Terrebonne Parish local-jails screenshot shows the state listing that places the Criminal Justice Complex with the Annex and Transitional Work Program.
The listing helps confirm that TPCJC is a local sheriff jail, not a state prison or a federal detention facility.
Terrebonne Parish Criminal Justice Complex Capacity
Published population material gives a capacity scale for TPCJC, but it does not provide a current daily population count. The Prison Policy Initiative correctional population dataset lists Terrebonne Parish Jail capacity as 635, dated December 31, 2013. Vera's Louisiana Locked Up Terrebonne Parish page lists 836 as a combined local jail and prison capacity across four facilities. The 635 figure is the facility-specific number to use for the Criminal Justice Complex. The 836 figure is useful context, but it should not be described as the rated capacity of this single building.
TPSO and DOC pages inspected for Terrebonne Parish did not publish a current average daily population dashboard, annual booking count, pod layout, or male and female bed split. That gap matters for readers comparing capacity and custody status. A current roster result proves a public custody listing, but it is not the same as a population report or an overcrowding finding.
Lookup Terrebonne Parish Criminal Justice Complex Inmates
The correct public lookup system for adult TPCJC custody is the CentralSquare current incarcerations portal linked by TPSO. The TPSO online services page also routes users to current incarcerations, outstanding warrants, and sheriff sale tools. The portal is dynamic and supports filters such as name, arrest date, release date, in-custody date, race, sex, cell block, and held-for-agency. Use those filters as search aids, not as proof that every field appears on every profile.
- Open the TPSO inmate services or online services page and choose the current-incarcerations route.
- Search by name first, using fewer letters if spelling or suffixes may differ.
- Narrow only after a broad search with arrest date, in-custody date, sex, race, cell block, or held-for-agency.
- Read any custody location or agency-hold language before assuming the person is still at TPCJC.
- If no result appears, call the jail and then check LAVNS, BOP, or ICE when another custody system may apply.
The CentralSquare current incarcerations screenshot shows the Terrebonne Parish roster interface used for adult jail searches.
The roster is the best first stop for current adult sheriff custody, but recent bookings, transfers, or releases can still require a phone or records check.
Terrebonne Parish Criminal Justice Complex Contact
Use the jail line for custody questions, but keep the limits clear. Staff can confirm operational details that the public pages do not publish, such as lobby procedures or whether a visit or property pickup can occur. TPSO records is the local sheriff-records channel, and TPSO states that it does not provide documents for cases handled by other agencies. Court case records, formal charges, and prosecutor decisions are separate from a jail custody question.
Terrebonne Parish Criminal Justice Complex
3211 Grand Caillou Road
Houma, LA 70361 / 70363
(985) 857-0361
Fax per DOC: (985) 857-0274
The jail sits south or southeast of the Main Street courthouse area, near the Transitional Work Program address on Grand Caillou Road. Do not assume a courthouse trip and a jail trip are the same stop. The Annex and courthouse-area deposit kiosk are around Main Street, while TPCJC is on Grand Caillou Road.
Terrebonne Parish Criminal Justice Complex Visits
TPSO did not publish a general family in-person visitation schedule in the inspected pages. The documented public communication channel is City Tele Coin for video visitation, messaging, and telephone services. Attorney visitation is published separately and runs most of the day, with lunch and dinner exclusions. That attorney schedule should not be copied into family visitation rules, because the official research only supports it for attorney visits.
| Channel | Schedule or Method | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Attorney visitation | 8:00 AM-9:00 PM, excluding 10:30 AM-12:30 PM and 3:30 PM-5:00 PM | Attorneys must complete business and exit by 9 PM. |
| Video visitation | No public schedule found | Conducted through City Tele Coin site or app. |
| Phone calls | Call 1-318-746-1114 for telephone communication | TPSO lists this for anyone currently incarcerated. |
| General in-person visits | Not published in inspected TPSO pages | Call TPCJC before traveling. |
The TPSO attorney visitation screenshot documents the published attorney visit hours and meal-period exclusions.
That schedule is valuable because it is official, but it should not be treated as a family visitation calendar.
Terrebonne Parish Criminal Justice Complex Mail and Money
TPCJC has detailed published instructions for mail, money orders, kiosk deposits, TouchPay deposits, property pickup, and City Tele Coin communication. The adult jail mail address is not the same as the jail street address. Inmate and legal mail goes to a Bossier City processing address, while money orders go to the Grand Caillou jail. Confirm the BOI number and current custody before sending mail or funds, because transfer or release can delay or reject delivery.
| Service | Official Detail | Important Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Inmate/legal mail | Inmate Name, BOI Number, Terrebonne Parish Jail, 4506 Marlena St, Unit 22, Bossier City, LA 71111 | Mail-processing address, not the jail street address. |
| Money orders | Mail to JJLCJC/TPCJC, 3211 Grand Caillou Road, Houma, LA 70363, made out to the inmate | Verify custody and name before mailing. |
| TouchPay phone deposits | 1-866-232-1899, facility #270360 | TPSO says phone funds are automatic. |
| Online deposits | TouchPayDirect / GTL FS online pay | Online deposits take 24 hours per TPSO. |
| Kiosk deposits | JJLCJC lobby and Courthouse Annex, 7856 Main St., Houma, LA 70360 | 8 AM-4 PM Monday-Friday. |
| Property pickup | JJLCJC by appointment only | Monday-Friday, 1 PM-3 PM. |
Terrebonne Parish Criminal Justice Complex Records
Jail custody records are only one part of a post-arrest file. TPSO inmate services says a letter of incarceration costs $15 per incarceration and can be obtained at TPCJC. The TPSO records page is the sheriff-records channel, but it also says TPSO does not provide documentation for other agencies. The Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government public records page is a separate parish-government process, not a substitute for a sheriff custody confirmation or court case file.
Adult jail records also have legal limits. Louisiana Public Records Law allows inspection of many public records, but law-enforcement and prosecution files can be limited while a matter is pending. Juvenile records, sealed records, expunged records, medical information, and some investigative material are not the same as a public jail roster entry. For formal charges after booking, use the court and prosecutor channels rather than relying only on TPCJC custody data.
Note: Confirm custody, visit rules, and the correct mail address before sending money, mail, or a visitor to TPCJC.