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Winn Correctional Center Releases

Release from Winn Correctional Center has no single meaning. For an ICE detainee, the event can be release from immigration custody under conditions, transfer to another ICE facility, removal from the United States, or movement into another authority's custody. For a Louisiana state offender, release may mean parole, good-time release, full discharge, or transfer within the state corrections system. One custodian ending control does not prove that all confinement or supervision ended.

The parish jail roster is not the main check for this facility. Winn Correctional Center is distinct from Winn Parish Detention Center, even though the names and location are easy to confuse. The Louisiana corrections directory lists both facilities separately. For most Winn Correctional Center cases, use the immigration locator and ICE information channels. For the small state-offender group, use Louisiana DPS&C and LAVINE.

A release record should identify the person, the reporting custodian, the event date, and the outcome. If the result says only that the person is no longer at Winn, ask whether ICE released, transferred, or removed the person, or whether Louisiana DPS&C moved or discharged a state offender.

Confirm Winn Correctional Center Release

Start with the person's legal custody, not just the building name. An A-number points toward ICE. A Louisiana DPS&C number points toward state corrections. Exact identity matching matters because a common name can produce the wrong record. Use full legal name, date of birth, country of birth, and agency number when the search allows them.

For an immigration detainee, use this sequence:

1. Search ICE ODLS by nine-digit A-number and country of birth when that number is known.
2. If needed, search by exact first and last name, country of birth, and optional date of birth.
3. Read the result narrowly and note whether it supports current detention or a recent release.
4. If the result is missing or unclear, call ICE DRIL and ask about release, transfer, or removal.
5. Use the immigration case record or an ICE records route when documentary confirmation is needed.

For a state offender, search Louisiana LAVINE by name or ID, then call the DPS&C locator at 225-383-4580 with the DPS&C number or name and date of birth. A projected date is not final proof. After the event, request the public discharge date from DPS&C under La. R.S. 15:574.12(G)(1)(a). The broader Winn Parish released-inmate search path explains how the custody systems fit together.

Note: Never use the Winn Parish current jail roster as proof that a person left this predominantly ICE facility.

Winn Correctional Center ICE Lookup

The ICE Online Detainee Locator System is the first public lookup for most people held at Winn Correctional Center. The strongest search uses a nine-digit A-number plus country of birth. Add leading zeroes if the number has fewer than nine digits. A name search requires the exact first and last name plus country of birth, with date of birth available as an added filter. ODLS excludes minors.

ICE states that ODLS includes current detainees and people released from ICE custody within the preceding 60 days. That recent-release window makes the search useful soon after a person leaves Winn Correctional Center, but it is not a permanent archive. After the window closes, or when ODLS gives no clear answer, call the Detention Reporting and Information Line at 1-888-351-4024. The line operates Monday through Friday, except federal holidays, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern.

The official ICE detainee-information resources explain ODLS coverage for current detainees and people released within 60 days.

This ICE source is the fitting release-status route for the facility's predominant population, while Louisiana LAVINE serves the separate state-offender component.

ICE Releases at Winn Correctional Center

Louisiana's FY 2027 corrections budget material describes a 1,440-person capacity at Winn Correctional Center. It assigns only ten spaces to state offenders and says most capacity houses ICE detainees. That makes the facility's present role far different from a normal parish jail. It also explains why an ICE release path belongs near the start of the search rather than in a minor federal note.

An ODLS release result establishes that ICE custody changed, but the immigration outcome still needs care. Release under conditions, transfer, and removal are different events. If the person entered criminal custody elsewhere, that system becomes the current-location source. Ask ICE or review the immigration case instead of expanding a short locator label into a broader claim.

An ICE detainer can also explain movement into immigration custody. ICE describes a detainer as a request that another jail notify ICE before release and maintain custody for up to 48 hours beyond the ordinary release time so DHS can assume custody. A person can therefore be “released” by a parish jail directly to ICE without entering the community. That transfer should be checked through ODLS.

Which Winn Facility Held Them?

Winn Parish has three similarly described detention sites with three record paths. This is the facility-specific Angle T: the first question is which Winn facility held the person. Winnfield City Jail is a municipal holding facility. Winn Parish Detention Center is the parish jail. Winn Correctional Center is predominantly an ICE detention site with a small state-offender component. The custodian decides which release record and locator apply.

The Winn Parish Detention Center release page follows the sheriff and court route for parish bookings. Do not apply that local-jail method to a person held by ICE at Winn Correctional Center.

Winn Correctional Center History

Winn Correctional Center opened in 1990 and has changed operational purpose over time. It still appears in Louisiana correctional budgeting, while current state material says most capacity supports ICE. The Winn Parish Law Enforcement District is part of the management structure, with private operation. That history explains why older references may present the center primarily as a state prison even though most current release inquiries belong to immigration custody.

Official local directories also disagree about the street number. The Louisiana DPS&C Winn Parish directory uses 506 Gum Springs Road. The Louisiana Sheriffs' Association directory uses 560 Gum Springs Road. Both place the center in Winnfield, Louisiana 71483. The discrepancy should not be resolved by choosing one without confirmation.

Call Winn Correctional Center at 318-628-3971 before travel, mailing a request, or relying on an address from an older source. Ask which street number applies to the intended purpose and which agency holds the requested record. The facility number may route a question, but ICE, Louisiana DPS&C, or an operator may remain the actual custodian.

Note: Confirm the address and current public-contact hours by phone because no verified local counter schedule was found.

Winn Correctional Center State Releases

The ten state-offender spaces require a second, separate path. Louisiana DPS&C directs the public to LAVINE or VINELink for people assigned to state custody. Search by the DPS&C number or other specific identifiers when possible. The system can report agency-fed custody or case status and includes people on parole or probation community supervision, but Louisiana describes a 24-hour update cycle. A no-result is not proof of discharge.

Call the DPS&C Imprisoned Person Locator at 225-383-4580 for the facility assignment and projected release date when applicable. A transfer from Winn Correctional Center to another Louisiana placement is not release. For final documentary proof, request the public discharge date, offense, conviction date, sentence length, and public disposition or incarceration information under La. R.S. 15:574.12(G)(1)(a).

DPS&C public-record requests go to the Deputy Secretary's Office at P.O. Box 94304, Baton Rouge, LA 70804, by fax at 225-342-3095, or by email at docpublicrecords@la.gov. The public-information phone is 225-342-6744. Ask only for the specified public fields. Most of an individual prison file remains confidential, and sentence-computation disputes do not belong in the public-records mailbox.

Winn Correctional Center Records

One building can involve several record custodians. ICE controls immigration custody and recent-release information. Louisiana DPS&C controls the state-offender discharge record. The private operator may hold facility-created logs, while the Winn Parish Law Enforcement District may hold contract or local administrative records. Identify the person and the legal custody system before sending a request.

A focused request should give the full name, date of birth, agency number, approximate dates, and the exact record sought. For ICE, ask for the custody outcome and related release, transfer, or removal record through the appropriate ICE channel. For Louisiana DPS&C, ask for the public discharge date rather than the entire correctional file. When a withholding applies, request the legal basis and all public portions that can be separated from exempt material.

The facility's phone can help resolve routing, but it may not confirm every event. Keep the ODLS result, DRIL contact notes, DPS&C status, and written responses tied to the same identifiers. That record trail distinguishes a true release from a move to another authority.