Madison Detention Release Outcomes
Madison Parish Detention Center (LMG) is a local jail and Louisiana DPS&C partner. The official state page also categorizes it among transitional work programs. That mixed role changes the first question. A locally held person may be released under a court order, transferred to another facility, or returned to the agency that placed the person there. A state prisoner can physically leave LMG while remaining under the same state sentence.
A true local community release should produce a facility event record with a date, time, authority, reason, and destination. A state discharge requires DPS&C proof, such as the master prison record or official status, because the state retains the sentence record. Parole is conditional community release during a sentence. Full discharge means the corrections authority has ended the relevant custody or supervision term. Neither term should be inferred from a van ride or disappearance from a roster.
Confirm Madison Detention Release
The correct route follows the legal custodian. Start with the center’s record because it identifies the event that occurred there. If the record says Madison Parish release, compare it with the Madison Parish Clerk’s criminal minutes. If it names DPS&C, use the state locator and records office. The sheriff’s current-custody channel is not a historical release archive.
- Use the exact “Madison Parish Detention Center (LMG)” name, full name of the person, approximate custody dates, and any booking or DPS&C number.
- Call the facility and ask whether the person was released to the community, transferred, or returned to a legal custodian.
- Request the movement or release record, including the recorded destination and authority. Ask for transfer paperwork when custody continued.
- For a local case, obtain the Sixth Judicial District minute or order. The court record explains bond, sentence, dismissal, or another judicial event.
- For a state case, search Louisiana VINELink and request the DPS&C master-record portions that show movement, computation, release type, and discharge.
Louisiana’s public inmate-information route points to VINELink and states that its data are updated every 24 hours. That service can help with a state prisoner or a person on probation or parole. It is not a permanent archive of every local LMG custody episode. When the interface gives no result, call the facility or DPS&C instead of declaring release.
Note: A DPS&C number is more precise than a name when several people share similar names or aliases.
Madison Detention Records Contact
The current DPS&C facility card is the strongest researched contact source for LMG. It gives the Old Highway 65 South address and names Warden Janorris Bonney. The older all-parish directory contains nearby but not identical entries for other Madison facilities. Keep the LMG label in a request so staff can distinguish it from the correctional center and Bayou program.
Madison Parish Detention Center (LMG)
196 Old Highway 65 South
Tallulah, LA 71282
Phone: 318-574-0584
Fax: 318-574-3240
Warden: Janorris Bonney
Call to verify visiting and records access.
Ask the center which entity is the records custodian for the named person and date. The operator can document physical movement, but DPS&C may own the state master record. For court authority, contact the Madison Parish Clerk. No researched source publishes an LMG release-record fee schedule or records-counter hours, so confirm those terms before visiting or sending payment.
Madison Detention Custody Type
The official material describes LMG as both a local facility and a site within the transitional-work-program network. A transitional work program permits approved work or other structured activity while the participant remains under correctional authority. It is a stage of custody and reentry, not a public release list. A person seen in the community during approved activity may still be serving a sentence.
Research also links the detention center to the Blue Walters program. The DPS&C rehabilitative-services catalog discusses aftercare, halfway placement, and work release as parts of transition. Those steps can lead toward release, yet none by itself proves that the sentence ended. The event date, release authority, supervision status, and destination still require an official record.
| Observed event | What it may mean | Record to seek |
|---|---|---|
| Name leaves a local list | Release or transfer | LMG movement record |
| Work placement begins | Custody continues in a TWP | DPS&C placement record |
| Person enters the community | Parole, probation, or full release | DPS&C status and court record |
| Person returns to secure custody | Program change or violation | Transfer and custody records |
Madison Detention Official Listing
The source-linked image below captures the official Madison Parish Detention Center facility card identified in the manifest.
The card supports the current LMG name and contact route. It does not turn the page into a released-person list and does not certify a specific person’s discharge.
Use the facility card to start a contact, then state the exact custody episode. Ask staff to preserve both the LMG name and any alternate facility label found in the record. Similar Madison Parish names can otherwise send a request to the wrong desk.
Madison Detention Name Differences
Official Tallulah records contain several similar names and address presentations. The current LMG card lists 196 Old Highway 65 South. The parish directory lists Madison Parish Correctional Center at Treatment Plant Road and gives Bayou entries with Old Highway wording that does not fully match the newer transitional directory. These differences should remain visible rather than being forced into one address.
For LMG, use the current individual card first. Still call before visiting. When requesting an older record, reproduce the facility name and address exactly as shown on the booking, court, or movement paper. Historic data may be indexed under the older label even when the current public card has changed.
- Operator
- The entity that manages daily facility work.
- Legal custodian
- The agency whose authority holds the person and controls the release record.
- Placement
- A facility or program assignment that does not by itself end custody.
- Transfer
- Movement to another custodian while detention or a sentence continues.
Cross-Check LMG Release Records
An LMG movement record should be tied to the person’s booking or DPS&C number and the dates of the placement. Ask staff to identify the legal custodian at the time of departure. That answer separates a Madison Parish court release from a state-prison movement. It also shows whether the next request belongs with the clerk, DPS&C, or a receiving facility.
For local custody, compare the center’s event with the Madison Parish criminal minute. The minute can show bond, dismissal, a sentence, or credit for time served, while the LMG record shows when the person physically left and where the person went. A court order alone does not show that every hold cleared. The facility destination field resolves whether another agency assumed custody.
For state custody, request the DPS&C master-record portions for admission, facility movements, sentence computation, release type, release date, and supervision. Transitional placement can be part of the sentence. Approved work, aftercare planning, or movement to a halfway placement does not by itself establish parole or discharge. A current VINELink result is useful, but a durable state record is better for a past event.
Keep the current LMG address and full name in the request. Do not shorten it to “Madison jail,” because that phrase can point staff toward the East Green Street parish jail. The shared Tallulah correctional network makes precision important. Phone confirmation before travel also avoids treating a directory entry as a promise of counter hours or public access.
Note: One request can ask the center to identify both the physical destination and the agency that retained legal custody.