Locate River Correctional Center Detainees

River Correctional Center Overview

Louisiana DPS&C lists River Correctional Center at 26362 Highway 15 in Ferriday, with phone (318) 757-2154 and fax (318) 757-4140. The research file also identifies River Correctional Center as an ICE contract detention facility, and the ICE search result listed a separate detainee information phone line at (318) 757-0622 between 8 AM and 4 PM. The ICE facility page was blocked during research fetch, so details from that page should be confirmed directly with ICE or the facility before use.

River Correctional Center should not be described as a normal parish jail roster facility. It appears in the local facility map because it is physically in Concordia Parish, but the lookup route is different. An ICE detainee may not appear on the Concordia LA VINE jail roster. A federal sentenced prisoner uses the Bureau of Prisons locator. A person in parish pretrial custody uses the Concordia roster and sheriff lines. Mixing those systems can lead to false "not found" results.

The DPS&C/JLCB report dated December 1, 2021, listed River Correctional Center, also noted as Concordia #2, with 602 operational capacity. The row showed 354 ICE detainees and a 602 figure in a DOC-out/non-DOC category. Those figures are official, facility-specific, and dated. They support the ICE detention focus, but they do not provide a current detainee count.

River Correctional Center Population

The River Correctional Center row is different from the parish jail and CPCF rows because the population category is tied to ICE and non-DOC contract custody rather than local booking alone. The 2021 report listed 602 operational capacity and 354 ICE detainees. For a family trying to locate someone, the practical point is simple: immigration custody records are checked through ICE, not through the Concordia Parish current jail roster. A parish arrest can involve an ICE detainer, but the detainer is not the same as confirmed placement at River.

River Detainee Lookup

Use the ICE Online Detainee Locator System when the person may be in immigration custody at River Correctional Center. USAGov explains that ICE locator searches can use an A-number with country of birth or biographical information such as name, country of birth, and date of birth. ICE search results also warn that first and last names must be exact for name searches. A partial spelling, nickname, or missing birth date can cause a failed search.

If the person is not in ICE custody, choose the correct alternate system. A federal Bureau of Prisons record is searched through the BOP inmate locator, which covers federal inmates from 1982 to present. A person in Concordia Parish pretrial custody is searched through the Concordia LA VINE roster and sheriff phone lines. A sentenced state prisoner or state-local jail placement is searched through Louisiana VINELink or the DPS&C locator phone route. River should not be used as a catch-all search for every missing local inmate.

1. Search ICE by A-number and country of birth if the A-number is known.
2. Search ICE by exact first name, exact last name, country of birth, and date of birth if no A-number is available.
3. Call the ICE or facility information line if the locator result is unclear or the person was recently transferred.
4. Use BOP, Louisiana VINE, or the Concordia roster when the custody type is not immigration detention.

The image manifest includes an ICE River Correctional Center capture tied to the federal facility page. The source is the ICE River Correctional Center facility page.

Because the research fetch for the ICE page was blocked, the screenshot and facility phone lines should be paired with direct confirmation before travel or document delivery.

River Correctional Center Contact

River has more than one relevant phone number in the research. DPS&C lists the local facility phone as (318) 757-2154. The ICE search result identified a detainee information line at (318) 757-0622 between 8 AM and 4 PM. Use the ICE line for detainee-specific immigration custody questions when available, and use the facility line for location, visit, or operational confirmation. If the person is represented by immigration counsel, counsel may also have a separate legal contact path.

River Correctional Center Visits

The Concordia sheriff's suspended-visitation notice applies to sheriff jail facilities, not automatically to River's ICE detention operations. The research did not extract a complete River visitation schedule because the ICE facility page returned a 403 during fetch. As a result, public visit times, attorney visit rules, dress code, detainee phone rules, and document delivery rules should be confirmed through ICE or the facility before travel.

Note: ICE transfer timing can change quickly, so verify custody the same day as any planned visit.

River Mail and Money

The Concordia sheriff's JailATM and CPCF deposit instructions should not be assumed to apply to River Correctional Center. River's ICE and contract detention role means mail, commissary, phone, and funds rules may be set by ICE facility policy, the operator, or federal detention standards. The research did not locate an accessible official mail format or fee table for River during this pass. Call the facility before sending money, mail, books, documents, or property.

ICE detainees also differ from parish inmates in mugshot access. Federal and immigration locators generally identify custody, location, and status but do not publish routine public mugshots. Louisiana booking-photo law may apply to state or local law-enforcement booking photos, but it is not a public federal mugshot database. For immigration matters, custody location and legal case status should be handled through ICE, immigration court, or counsel.

River Custody Distinctions

River Correctional Center can appear in Concordia Parish facility lists while still using federal immigration lookup rules. That distinction is critical. A Concordia Parish arrest may first appear in a local jail system. If ICE places a detainer, the person may still be in local custody until immigration action occurs. If the person is transferred into ICE custody at River, the ICE locator and ICE facility line become the main channels. If the person is serving a federal criminal sentence, the BOP locator is the better tool.

ICE detainee

A person held in immigration detention, searched through ICE locator tools.

Detainer

A request or hold from another agency that may affect release from local custody.

BOP inmate

A person in federal Bureau of Prisons custody, searched through BOP systems.

Parish inmate

A person in local jail custody, searched through the Concordia LA VINE roster and sheriff phones.

For current local jail custody before any ICE transfer, use the Concordia Parish Jail lookup page and call the sheriff's jail line.