The Detention Center I is a part of the corrections division, which is managed by The Rapides Parish Sheriffs Office. The center houses more than 325 inmates and serves as an intake facility for Rapides Parish in Louisiana. It also houses pretrial detainees and Parish prisoners. The Detention Center I detains inmates serving time for municipalities. The Rapides Parish Sheriffs Office has a section that is responsible for transporting inmates to court, medical appointments and extradition. The office s jail records section maintains records for inmates housed in jails. It operates a house arrest section that is responsible for electronic monitoring of inmates. The Rapides Parish Sheriffs Office is governed by Rapides Parish in Louisiana.