Elayn Hunt Correctional Center: visiting, mail, money and current status
Elayn Hunt Correctional Center is a Louisiana state prison run by the LA DPS&C in St. Gabriel. Official links, a family guide, and what families report right now.
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Address and phone
Elayn Hunt Correctional Center
6925 Highway 74, St. Gabriel, LA 70776
225-642-3306
From the official LA DPS&C page. Official facility page (opens in new tab)
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Louisiana VINELink (official locator linked by DPS&C) (official) (opens in new tab)
This guide covers the eight state-run prisons. Many people in DPS&C custody are housed in parish jails or transitional work programs, which DPS&C also lists on its locations page.
How to search: enter the person's legal last and first name, or their LA DPS&C ID number if you have it. Nicknames and misspellings usually return nothing; try fewer letters or a different spelling of the name.
What the dates mean: any dates shown, such as admission, sentence or projected release dates, come from LA DPS&C's own records. Projected dates can change (for example with earned credits, discipline or parole decisions) and are not a guarantee. Ask LA DPS&C or the facility before making plans around a date.
Release and transfer alerts: Louisiana takes part in VINE (official source (opens in new tab)). Families can sign up free on VINELink (opens in new tab) for release, transfer and court-date alerts. It's built mainly for crime victims.
OutSooner does not store or list anyone's name, date of birth or ID number. The search runs on the official site.
Sentence credits
Credit rules come from Louisiana law and are the same at every LA DPS&C prison. Read Louisiana's good-time and earned-time rules.
FAQ
How do I find someone at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center?
Use the official Louisiana VINELink (official locator linked by DPS&C). The record shows the person's current facility.
What is the address of Elayn Hunt Correctional Center?
6925 Highway 74, St. Gabriel, LA 70776. Phone: 225-642-3306. Source: the LA DPS&C facility page.
How do I send mail to someone at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center?
Follow LA DPS&C's mail rules on its official page.
How do I send money to someone at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center?
All state prisons use the state's approved provider, which DPS&C lists as JPay: by mail, online or app, phone (1-800-574-5729), lobby kiosks, or MoneyGram walk-up locations. Money orders by mail have no charge. Send them with a JPay deposit slip to JPay in Miami, Florida (DPS&C lists P.O. Box 531370, Miami Shores, FL 33153); allow extra mailing time.
How do I get notified when someone is released in Louisiana?
Louisiana takes part in VINE. Sign up free on VINELink (https://vinelink.vineapps.com) for release, transfer and court-date alerts by phone, email or text.
Family guide: money, calls, visits and mail
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Sending money
- All state prisons use the state's approved provider, which DPS&C lists as JPay: by mail, online or app, phone (1-800-574-5729), lobby kiosks, or MoneyGram walk-up locations.
- Money orders by mail have no charge. Send them with a JPay deposit slip to JPay in Miami, Florida (DPS&C lists P.O. Box 531370, Miami Shores, FL 33153); allow extra mailing time.
- DPS&C warns: Cash App, Venmo, PayPal and Chime are not approved ways to send money.
- Don't hand money to anyone during a visit.
Fees change. Check the official LA DPS&C page (opens in new tab) for current fees before you pay.
Official pages: JPay (approved provider) (opens in new tab)
The state's approved app (JPay): App Store (opens in new tab) Google Play (opens in new tab)
Source: LA DPS&C (official) (opens in new tab) · Last checked · Report an error
Phone calls and video visits
- Phone service is from the state's approved provider, which DPS&C lists as Securus (customer service 1-800-844-6591).
- Each person can have up to 20 approved phone numbers, updated quarterly. Calls to approved cell phones are allowed under DPS&C guidelines.
- Secure electronic messages (similar to email) go through JPay.
Official pages: Securus (approved provider) (opens in new tab)
The state's approved app (Securus): App Store (opens in new tab) Google Play (opens in new tab)
Source: LA DPS&C (official) (opens in new tab) · Last checked · Report an error
In-person visiting
- Visiting hours are listed on each facility's page on doc.la.gov.
- All visitors, including children, may be searched along with their belongings and vehicle.
- Phones, cameras, tobacco and other listed items are not allowed. Only life-saving medicine (such as inhalers) may be brought in; tell the visiting desk.
- Contact visits allow a brief hug and kiss at the start and end and holding hands during the visit.
Source: LA DPS&C (official) (opens in new tab) · Last checked · Report an error
Becoming an approved visitor
- You must be on the person's approved visiting list. The person sends you the Application for Visiting Privileges; you complete it and mail or email it to the facility where they are housed. A parent or guardian signs for minors.
- Visitors are screened, including criminal history.
- Don't call the facility to ask if you are approved; ask the person. DPS&C does not publish a typical approval wait time.
Source: LA DPS&C (official) (opens in new tab) · Last checked · Report an error
- People in DPS&C custody can receive regular U.S. mail at the facility's mailing address shown on the facility page.
- Secure electronic messages go through JPay.
- Packages may only be ordered through DPS&C's approved package program, linked from its families page.
Source: LA DPS&C (official) (opens in new tab) · Last checked · Report an error
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