View these wonderful resources for family members and friends of incarcerated people.
Register for victim notifications, view or report a person(s) in prison, and view the status of a person in prison or attend a parole hearing.
Sign up for text or email status updates and emergencies from participating state correctional facilities.
View everything from our annual reports to public records and media request information.
Our Department supervises approximately 2,200 people convicted of offenses in communities across Louisiana.
Our Pen Pals, Inc. Animal Shelter and Adoption Center and other canine programs help not only stray or abandoned pets, but support people in prison as well.
Find information about community funding opportunities made possible by the Justice Reinvestment legislation.
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In 2019 the Secretary’s Families of the incarcerated Advisory Board (FIAB) was created to support connections between incarcerated people and their families through improved communications, shared information, issue identification, and resolution. In 2020, FIAB members divided into two subcommittees: communications and pre- and post-release. These subcommittees identified problems in their subject areas and recommended solutions.
The communications subcommittee proposed creating a Louisiana Department of Corrections (DOC) newsletter for friends and family members of incarcerated people. The first issue of this newsletter, called Inside Out, will be distributed quarterly. The newsletter will include updates on issues that matter to incarcerated people and their families. Please direct any questions to DOC.HQ.FIAB@la.gov.
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Incarceration is difficult for people in prison, and also for their families and friends. View our Informational Handbook for Friends & Families of People in Prison for basic information that affects you and your loved one.
