West Baton Rouge Parish Detention Center | Port Allen, Louisiana

PO Box 129
Port Allen, LA 70767-0129

(225) 346-6400
(225) 267-1045

West Baton Rouge Parish Detention Center

The West Baton Rouge Parish Detention Center in West Baton Rouge County serves as a prison facility for the city of Port Allen and other smaller towns surrounding West Baton Rouge. As well as inmates awaiting transfer to other prisons, jails and State penitentiaries. It's important to call an inmate first to make sure they can receive visitors and that they are still at the facility. West Baton Rouge Parish Detention Center is located in Port Allen LA, in the 70767-0129 Zipcode. This is in West Baton Rouge County LA. Before traveling or booking hotels, always verify with your inmate first.

Prisons in LA, like many others these days can make it difficult and costly for inmates to call the outside. This is also true of West Baton Rouge Parish Detention Center. Some charge long distance fees of over $10 a minute making it almost impossible to maintain relationships and family ties. Inmate families have found they can avoid these abusive fees by setting up a local prison phone number that ring their long distance phone. A company called GlobalTel.com provides this service and they can be contacted here: jail calls. They also provide an easy way to send mail to an inmate. To use their mail service, click here: send postcards. Always talk with your inmate to learn the hours they are permitted to make phone calls or receive visitors. Facilities like West Baton Rouge Parish Detention Center have rules for sending mail and restrictions on the days and times allowed for visitation, Facilities in LA each have different rules that you'll be required to follow. So don't assume they are the same as each other.

Prison is expensive. Even public prison facilities appear to be operating like for-profit prisons these days. Long distance phone calls are a favorite way for jails to make money. Charging inmates for everything from soap to toothpaste is another. Even sending your inmate money to buy these things will come with an added fee. The first thing to do is set up an economical line of communication as suggested above. Then you can communicate with the inmate to discuss a reasonable budget and how the family can work together to pay and keep it.

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