Allen Correctional Center – Louisiana

Looking for someone incarcerated at Allen Correctional Center?  Allen Correctional Center is a correctional institution in the Louisiana state prison system, which is part of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections.  This page gives you about anything a person needs to know about Allen Correctional Center such as the following:  How to do a prison inmate search.  Visiting an inmate at this prison  The prison’s address and phone number.  Sending money and mail.  And more…

Official Name:	Allen Correctional Center
State:	Louisiana
County:	Terry Terrell
DOC:	Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections
Warden Name:	Terry Terrell

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Below you will find the mailing address and street address for Allen Correctional Center. Use the mailing address if you are going to send a letter or package to an inmate at Allen Correctional Center, and make sure to use the street address if you want to know the location of the prison.

Make sure to read over the Inmate Mail and Package Procedures information on this page before you mail something to a prisoner to make sure that you correctly address the item, and use the appropriate protocol for sending a package or letter. If you do not use the appropriate steps, the package or letter could not get delivered.

INMATE NAME AND REGISTER NUMBER
Allen Correctional Center
3751 Lauderdale Woodyard Road 
Kinder LA, 70648

Use the street address if you are going to visit an inmate. You should read over the Inmate Visitation Procedures and Inmate Visitation Schedule headings below before you visit someone in prison at Allen Correctional Center.

Allen Correctional Center
3751 Lauderdale Woodyard Road 
Kinder LA, 70648

Directions to Allen Correctional Center

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Allen Correctional Center prisoners can’t take phone calls, so you can’t call an inmate, but, there are some times when it is helpful to have the telephone number to the prison.

337-639-2943

State prison inmates are able to make phone calls using:

• Calling Cards
• Collect Calls
• Dedicated Phone Line
• Prison Calling Plan

Allen Correctional Center inmates don’t have access to fax machines, so you can’t fax a letter to your inmate, but there are cases when it may be useful to know the fax number to the facility.

The email address listed below is the primary email address for the prison. You cannot contact prisoners at this email address. If you need to send an email to an inmate, check out the Inmate Email heading on this page.

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Total Inmates:
Total Staff:

In order to send email to a prisoner you must use an specific procedure to ensure that the email letter gets to your inmate.

Inmates do not have access to the Internet.

There are special steps that you have to follow when sending mail to a state prisoner. If you don’t follow the procedures then what you sent might not make it there.

Before you proceed, make sure to read the links below:

Allen Correctional Center employees open and inspect and read all incoming general correspondence. Incoming general correspondence is read as frequently as is deemed necessary to keep safety and security or watch any problems confronting any inmates.

Below is the format for how you have to address mail to a prisoner at Allen Correctional Center:

INMATE NAME & INMATE ID NUMBER
Allen Correctional Center
3751 Lauderdale Woodyard Road 
Kinder LA, 70648

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Each state prison has a Commissary that was created to provide prisoners a bank-like account for inmate funds and for buying things not provided by the correctional facility.

Family, friends, or other sources may send funds to prisoner’s Commissary accounts by sending it by Western Union and the U.S. Postal Service.

Via U.S. Postal Service: Inmates’ families and friends can choose to send inmates money by way of the mail and will have to send the money to this address and follow the directions shows below:

The funds have to be in a money order made out to the inmate’s full committed name and complete eight-digit register number. You are advised to use a U.S. Postal Service money order, since all non-postal money orders processed through the National Lockbox will be held for a 15-day holding period, and during this hold period the prisoner will not have access to the funds. The Bureau of Prisons will send back funds that don’t have valid inmate info if the envelope it was sent it has an adequate return address. Cash and personal checks will not be accepted so don’t send checks or cash.

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State prisoners are from time to time changed to different prisons in the state, so sometimes you might need to look up what facility an inmate is at using the inmate locator. Click the link here to look up an Allen Correctional Center inmate.
Inmate Search

To find other Louisiana state prisons: Louisiana State Prisons

Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections Inmate Search

Before you go to visit an inmate at Allen Correctional Center, be sure that you know this info:

• Visitation Schedule
• Visitation Rules
• Visitation Application

Prison Visitation Instructions

Each Louisiana prison has its own policies for prison visits and these policies are changed often. The procedures discussed here might be out of date by the time you are reading this, so be sure to also read Allen Correctional Center’s site to read the latest visitation procedures.

The visitation guard will ensure all visitors sign the inmate visitors log before they can enter the correctional facility and upon departure.

Picture identification of all visitors is required. Acceptable forms of identification are Driver’s License and Social Security Card; however, a state photo I.D. is OK.

For all of the points listed below, read the actual correctional facility website because this information changes often:

• Visitation Rules
• Visitation Dress Code
• Things You Can and Cannot Take to Visitation
• Special Rules For Children, Special Visits, Pastoral or Attorney Visits

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Details about Allen Correctional Center records coming.

Such as:

• Inmate records
• Health records.

If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.

Details about Allen Correctional Center death row will be posted ASAP.

If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.

Details about Louisiana parole process coming.

For example:

• Parole hearings.
• Review boards.
• Who qualifies for parole.

If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.

More information about getting released from Allen Correctional Center coming.

Allen Correctional Center Programs

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Section about prison life to be added later.

• Activities.
• Daily schedule and routine.
• Recreational facilities available.
• What’s allowed, and what’s not allowed.
• What the food is like.
• What to expect.
• Jobs and work release available.

If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.

A Allen Correctional Center news section to be added later.

A section with photos of Allen Correctional Center coming soon.

For example, photos of:

• Cells at Allen Correctional Center
• The yard.
• What inmates wear at Allen Correctional Center.

If you have any photos of Allen Correctional Center that you would like to share, please contact us using the ‘Contact’ link at the bottom of the page.

Looking for a prison job? Have experience? Have you worked at a prison in your previous job?

If so, go to: Allen Correctional Center Jobs

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The official website: Allen Correctional Center Website

Important Note: If you, or someone you know, are in immediate danger, call 911.

The Victim Rights Act grants victims the following rights:

• The right to protection from the accused.
• The right to notification.
• The right to attend proceedings.
• The right to speak at criminal justice proceedings.
• The right to consult with the prosecuting attorney.
• The right to restitution.
• The right to a speedy trial.
• The right to be treated with fairness, dignity and respect.

The definition of victim includes:

• Spouses and children of all victims.
• Parents and guardians of minor victims.
• Parents, guardians and siblings of mentally or physically incapacitated victims or victims of homicide.
• Foster parents or other caregivers, under certain circumstances.

There are a number of services and programs designed to help victims and their families. You can find out about these services by contacting the courthouse, or local law enforcement agency.

The Department of Justice Victim Notification System (VNS) is a system that provides victims with information pertaining to their case and/or any defendants in the case. You will receive a Victim Identification Number (VIN) and a Personal Identification Number (PIN) that will allow you to access VNS via the internet or by phone. Here, you will find information about future court hearings, historical court events, and detailed information about the defendant. This will include criminal charges filed, the outcome of charges, sentence imposed, custody location, projected release date and any other release information. The VNS website is updated daily. You will also receive any ongoing information by mail or email.

Have you, a family member or friend ever used the Victim Notification System? If so, was it effective? Did you get the information in a timely manner? Was the system difficult to use? We would like to hear from you, so please post any comments here.

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Information about Allen Correctional Center inmate family resources coming.

A Allen Correctional Center history section coming.

Such as:

• Famous Allen Correctional Center inmates.
• Escapes and prison breaks.
• Executions.

If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.

Information About Other Louisiana State Prisons: Louisiana State Prisons

Allen Correctional Center Links

The official website: Allen Correctional Center Website
Allen Correctional Center Jobs
Directions to Allen Correctional Center
Allen Correctional Center Programs
Inmate Visitation Instructions

Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections Links

Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections Main Website
Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections Prison Directory
Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections Prison Map
Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections Prison Jobs
Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections Prison Inmate Search
Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections Most Wanted

Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections Victim Services
Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections Visitation Policies
Sending Money to a Louisiana State Prison Inmate
JPay Services for Louisiana State Prison Inmates
Sending Mail to Louisiana State Prison Inmates
Sending Packages to Louisiana State Prison Inmates
Louisiana State Prison Inmate Phone Calls

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Have you ever spent any time at Allen Correctional Center? Do you have a friend or family member there? Have you ever visited a prisoner there?

If yes, then please write a review about it. Write about what you experienced so that other people will know what to expect.

What to put in your comment:

• Facility conditions
• Facility and layout
• Prison staff and Guards
• Food and commissary
• Visitation
• Inmates
• Inmate safety
• Gangs
• Inmate programs and activities

If you are a prisoner at Allen Correctional Center, include your mailing address if you would like people to be able to send you a letter.

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