Elayn Hunt Correctional Center

Are you looking for someone incarcerated at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center? Elayn Hunt Correctional Center is a correctional facility in the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. This guide will tell you information about everything one might want to know about Elayn Hunt Correctional Center such as the following: Find an inmate at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center. Visiting an inmate at this prison The address and phone number. How to send mail and money to an inmate. And much more…

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General Prison Information

Official Name:	Elayn Hunt Correctional Center
State:	Louisiana
DOC:	Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections
Warden Name:	Howard Prince

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Contact Information

Below is the street address and mailing address for Elayn Hunt Correctional Center. Use the mailing address if you are going to send a letter or package to a prisoner at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center, and be sure to use the physical address if you want to know the physical location of the facility.

Mailing Address

Make sure to also read the Inmate Mail and Package Procedures section on this page if you are going to send something to someone in prison so that you correctly address the package or letter, and use the correct procedure for mailing a package or letter. If you don’t use the correct steps, it could not get delivered.

INMATE NAME & INMATE ID
Elayn Hunt Correctional Center
6925 Highway 74 Street
Gabriel LA, 70776

Street Address / Prison Location

Address

Elayn Hunt Correctional Center
6925 Highway 74
St. Gabriel LA, 70776

Phone Number and Fax Number

Phone Number: 225-642-3306
Fax:

Map and Directions

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Use the street address if you plan to visit a prisoner. Make sure to also read the Inmate Visitation Procedures and Inmate Visitation Schedule information below before you visit an inmate at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center.

Elayn Hunt Correctional Center
6925 Highway 74
St. Gabriel LA, 70776

Directions

Directions to Elayn Hunt Correctional Center

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Phone Number

Inmates don’t have phones in their cells, so you can’t call prisoners, but, there are times when it is necessary to have the phone number to Elayn Hunt Correctional Center.

225-642-3306

State prison inmates are able to make calls using:

Calling Cards
Collect Calls
Dedicated Phone Line
Prison Calling Plan

Fax Number

Elayn Hunt Correctional Center inmates don’t have access to fax machines, so you can’t fax a letter to an inmate, but there are times when it is necessary to have the fax number to the facility.

Email Address

This email address is the main email for Elayn Hunt Correctional Center. You can’t email prisoners at this email address. If you want to find out how to send an email to a prisoner, read the Inmate Email section on this page.

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Inmate and Staff Statistics

Total Inmates:
Total Staff:

Inmate Email

To send a letter via email to an inmate at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center you must follow an specific procedure to ensure that the email letter is received by your inmate.

Inmate Internet Access

Prisoners are not allowed to access the web.

Inmate Mail and Package Procedures

There are certain steps that are necessary to follow when mailing mail to a inmate. If you don’t follow these rules then letter or package might not make it there.

Before you proceed, read the information below:

Mail Monitoring

Elayn Hunt Correctional Center officials do open and read all incoming general correspondence. Incoming general packages and mail can be read as frequently as deemed necessary to keep security and safety or monitor a problem confronting a certain inmate.

How to Address a Letter to an Inmate

Here is the proper format for how you need to address a package or letter to a state prisoner at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center:

INMATE NAME & INMATE ID NUMBER
Elayn Hunt Correctional Center
6925 Highway 74 Street
Gabriel LA, 70776

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Inmate Money

Each prison has a Commissary which was started to provide an account for prisoner funds and for buying things not issued by the Bureau of Prisons.

How to Send an Inmate Money

Family, friends, or other sources can add funds into these accounts with Western Union and the U.S. Postal Service.

Via U.S. Postal Service: An inmate’s family and friends can to send inmates money by way of the mail and have to send those funds to this address and do so in accordance with the steps shows below:

The funds must be in a money order made out to the prisoner’s full committed name and complete eight-digit register number. You should use a post office money order, since all non-postal money orders that are processed through the National Lockbox will be placed on a 15-day hold period, in which the inmate will not have access to the money. The Bureau of Prisons will send back money orders that don’t have valid inmate information provided the envelope has a valid return address. Checks and cash won’t be deposited so do not send any cash or checks.

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Inmate Locator

State prison inmates are often changed to different prison facilities around the state, so you might need to locate where an inmate is located using the inmate locator. Follow the link below to look up an Louisiana prison inmate.
Inmate Search

To find other Louisiana state prisons: Louisiana State Prisons

Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections Inmate Search

Inmate Visitation

Before you visit an inmate at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center, be sure that you know the following information:

Visitation Schedule
Visitation Rules
Visitation Application

Inmate Visitation Schedule

Prison Visitation Guide

Inmate Visitor Procedures

Each prison has its own policies for inmate visitation and these rules get changed regularly. The policies listed here might be different since this was written, so you should also check Elayn Hunt Correctional Center’s official website to get the most recent rules for visitation.

Visitation Sign-In and Check-In

The visitation guard ensures every visitor signs the prison visitors log upon entering the correctional facility and upon leaving.

Identification Required

Picture identification of visitors will be required. Appropriate forms of ID are Driver’s License and Social Security Card; although, a state photo ID is OK.

For everything listed below, read the official correctional facility site as this info changes all the time:

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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Prison Records

More information about Elayn Hunt Correctional Center prison records to be added later.

Such as:

Inmate records
Health records.

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Death Row

Section about Elayn Hunt Correctional Center death row will be posted ASAP.

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Parole

Info about Louisiana parole coming soon.

For example:

Parole hearings.
Review boards.
Who qualifies for parole.

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Release

Information about release procedures coming.

Inmate Programs

Elayn Hunt Correctional Center Programs

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Prison Life

More information about life at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center 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.

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News

A Elayn Hunt Correctional Center news section to be added later.

Photos

A section with photos of Elayn Hunt Correctional Center will be posted ASAP.

For example, photos of:

Cells at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center
The yard.
What inmates wear at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center.

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

Prison Jobs & Hiring

Are you trying to find a job at a prison? Have experience? Have you worked at a prison in your previous job?

If so, go to: Elayn Hunt Correctional Center Jobs

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Website

The official website: Elayn Hunt Correctional Center Website

Victim Resources

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

Victim’s Rights

The Victim Rights Act grants victims the following rights:

Victims have the right to protection from the accused.
Victims have the right to notification.
Victims have the right to attend proceedings.
Victims have the right to speak at criminal justice proceedings.
Victims have the right to consult with the prosecuting attorney.
Victims have the right to restitution.
Victims have the right to a speedy trial.
Victims have 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.

Victim Notification

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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Family Resources

Info about family resources to be added later.

History

Elayn Hunt Correctional Center history coming.

Such as:

Famous Elayn Hunt Correctional Center inmates.
Escapes and prison breaks.
Executions.

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Links

Information About Other Louisiana State Prisons: Louisiana State Prisons