St. Tammany Parish Jail is located in the city of Covington, Louisiana which has a population of 8,765 (as of 2015) residents. This prison has a capacity of 1,192 inmates, which means this is the maximum amount of beds per facility. St. Tammany Parish Jail began processing inmates once the original construction was completed and service started in 1985 but may have been expanded or renovated since that time, to accommodate the growing prison population. Prisoners are housed in separate areas depending on the crimes they committed, their current risk assessment, and their behavior. This facility is currently under the supervision of Sheriff Randy Smith and houses male and female offenders.

If you have a family or loved one that is currently incarcerated at St. Tammany Parish Jail, the first thing you should do is contact the prison for information on the inmate. Based on the information you are provided, you would then contact either a criminal defense lawyer or a bail bond service. They will provide you with vital information which can be used to defend an individual and in a lot of cases get them released from detention while awaiting trial.

St. Tammany Parish Jail Facility and Inmate Contact Information:

Phone Number to Reach this Facility is:

985-276-1001

Fax Number for St. Tammany Parish Jail is:

985-276-1070

Send Mail to the Facility (not inmates):

St. Tammany Parish Jail
St. Tammany Parish Jail
P.O. Box 908
Covington, Louisiana 70433

To Send Mail to an Inmate at St. Tammany Parish Jail:

(please get a list of acceptable mail from the facility)

St. Tammany Parish Jail
Inmate Name, Inmate ID #
St. Tammany Parish Jail
P.O. Box 908
Covington, Louisiana 70433

Visitation Information for St. Tammany Parish Jail