Tensas Parish Jail is located in Saint Joseph, a city located in Tensas County, LA that serves as the prison facility for Tensas County and surrounding areas. The listed address of Tensas Parish Jail is PO Box 203. This is facility is located in Saint Joseph, LA, 71366-0203. This city is in Tensas. Before traveling, you should always call the jail to verify your inmate is still located at this address and that they can receive visitors.
Calling inmates can be costly. Some prisons charge inmates up to $14 a minute for long-distance calls. To avoid these fees, set up a local phone number that rings at your phone number(s) no matter where you live. GlobalTel.com can provide local numbers that won't have to pay any extra for long distance. You can reach them at
inmate calls. To send mail to an inmate you can visit
send postcards. Calling your inmate is the best way to get details about mail and visitation rules for Tensas Parish Jail. They can provide you with their individual allowed prison call times and visitation hours and open days. Every prison facility in LA has its own rules. Your loved one will generally be informed of the rules for that facility and any individual restrictions applied.
Tensas Parish Jail is a County Jail facility. It can be helpful to understand the type of facility because this will largely determine how inmates at Tensas Parish Jail will be treated. Prison is expensive. Even public prison facilities appear to be operating like for-profit prisons these days. Long distance phone calls are a favorite way for jails to make money. Charging inmates for everything from soap to toothpaste is another. Even sending your inmate money to buy these things will come with an added fee. The first thing to do is set up an economical line of communication as suggested above. Then you can communicate with the inmate to discuss a reasonable budget and how the family can work together to pay and keep it.
Tensas Parish Jail is located in the CST time zone. Ensure your call times match the correct time in your inmate's location. Prison families can do a lot to help each other and their inmates in Tensas Parish Jail by sharing information about this facility with other families. We make that easy. Take a moment to share your experiences at Tensas Parish Jail. Everything from suggestions about the best places to stay to the most helpful local organizations can be valuable to others.