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Visit-day checklist: Louisiana prisons
What to wear, which ID to bring and what you can carry in, from LA DPS&C's official rules. Pick a prison to add its address, phone and hours. Print it or keep it on your phone.
Before visit day
- ☐ 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. (official source) (opens in new tab)
- ☐ Visitors are screened, including criminal history. (official source) (opens in new tab)
- ☐ Don't call the facility to ask if you are approved; ask the person. DPS&C does not publish a typical approval wait time. (official source) (opens in new tab)
- ☐ Check for lockdowns or cancelled visits: Louisiana facility status.
What to wear
- ☐ Dress standards: Visitors shall wear clothing that poses no threat to the security or maintenance of order at the facility. (official source) (opens in new tab)
- ☐ Clothing that is similar in appearance to the clothing worn by a person who is incarcerated is prohibited. (official source) (opens in new tab)
- ☐ Skirts, shorts, skorts, culottes, and dresses must be no shorter than three inches above the kneecap and not have deep or revealing slits. (official source) (opens in new tab)
- ☐ Clothing with revealing holes or tears higher than one inch above the kneecap is not permitted. (official source) (opens in new tab)
ID to bring
- ☐ Identification: All visitors who are 18 years old or older shall be required to show a picture identification each time they visit. (official source) (opens in new tab)
What you can bring, what stays in the car
- ☐ Any person refusing to be searched at any time shall not be permitted to enter the facility and a visit may be terminated if a visitor refuses to be searched, or if contraband or other prohibited property or items are found on the visitor or in the visitor’s property. (official source) (opens in new tab)
More from LA DPS&C on visiting
- ☐ Visiting hours are listed on each facility's page on doc.la.gov. (official source) (opens in new tab)
- ☐ All visitors, including children, may be searched along with their belongings and vehicle. (official source) (opens in new tab)
- ☐ 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. (official source) (opens in new tab)
- ☐ Contact visits allow a brief hug and kiss at the start and end and holding hands during the visit. (official source) (opens in new tab)
Rules can differ by prison and change without notice; the prison's posted rules win. Quoted or summarized from official LA DPS&C pages, each linked. Not legal advice. No sponsors or affiliate links. Last checked .
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