When sending mail to an inmate:
When sending money to an inmate:
Other mail guidelines:
- Senders must have complete return information which includes First and Last Name, Street Address, City, State and Zip Code
- No P.O. Boxes Allowed
- Must include INMATE'S NAME, FOLDER NUMBER, and LOCATION (if known)
- Address to 3000 Perdido Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70119
When sending money to an inmate:
- Must be a Money Order or a Check from the Internal Revenue Service
- Money Order must Include INMATE'S NAME and FOLDER NUMBER
- Money Order must be SIGNED
Other mail guidelines:
- Pictures must not be larger than 5" X 7"
- Adults and Children must be fully clothed
- No Polaroid's, Instamatic, black outs, stained, altered, hand signs, money, nudity, violence and illegal acts
- Pictures are limited up to 20 in their possession
- No color copies of pictures
- No correspondence is allowed from other Inmates from any other facilities, including OPSO
- No blank envelopes, stamps, stamped envelopes, blank paper, pens or pencils accepted. All items can be purchased through the Commissary.
- No blank cards including musical, pop-up or glitter.
- Letters must be on all white paper only, free of fragrance, lipstick, stains, discoloration, glitter, markers, crayons and stickers
- No clothing items including items of hygiene
- No contraband of any kind
- No food items or cigarettes
- Inmates may receive soft- cover publications sent directly from the publisher, a distributor, book club or a bookstore limited to 4 books per Month, no copies of books allowed. Certain exceptions apply for publications which are no longer available from those sources or which are not available in a soft- cover format. Publications which are determined detrimental to the security, good order, discipline or which may facilitate criminal activity will be rejected by the Chief Deputy.
Important Numbers for Inmate Information
Central Control
504-202-9386 or 504-202-9388
Mail Room
504-827-6731
Visitation days and times vary by facility. Please confirm inmate location and facility visitation days & time below.
Location Information
OPSO Inmate Information
504-827-6777
Louisiana Department of Corrections
225-342-6740
www.corrections.state.la.us
Facility Information
OPSO Facililty Contact Information
OPSO Visitation Procedures
In order to visit an Inmate at an OPSO facility, you must comply with the following rules and regulations:Anyone wanting to visit an inmate at an OPSO facility must be dressed appropriately. If there is a question as to a person's dress, the Watch Commander on duty will have the discretion as to whether the person will be allowed to visit or not. The following articles will not be allowed during visitation (If a visitor is wearing one of the following, the visitor will be asked to remove it and leave it in a secured area prior to visitation. Anyone who does not comply will not be allowed to visit).
* This list is subject to the Warden/Watch Commander's discretion and is subject to be changed without prior notification.
Anyone under the influence of alcohol/drugs will be denied visitation privileges. Anyone causing disruptive behavior will be denied visitation privileges. If either of these occur, the visitor's blue visitation card will be confiscated and the visitor will be asked to leave the premises.
If a person has violated OPSO rules and regulations and their visitation privileges have been denied, the Warden/Watch Commander will be notified and a report will be submitted to the visitation office the next day. The reason for denial and the visitor's blue visitation card will be attached to the report.
In order to have visitation privileges reinstated the visitor must contact the Warden/Watch Commander of the building in regards to the report. Visitation privileges will not be reinstated unless the Warden/Watch Commander approves it.