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Who Can Visit Someone at East Carroll Corrections Facility Phase 3? Understanding Louisiana’s Visitor Eligibility Rules

• 3 min read • doc.louisiana.gov
Who Can Visit Someone at East Carroll Corrections Facility Phase 3? Understanding Louisiana’s Visitor Eligibility Rules

Visiting rules at East Carroll Corrections Facility Phase 3 follow Louisiana Department of Corrections guidelines for who qualifies and who may face restrictions. Wondering if you'll be approved? Whether you're family, have a prior record, or work for the Department, this guide covers the eligibility categories and situations where extra verification or special permission comes into play.

Louisiana's definition of "immediate family member" is broader than you might think. It includes the incarcerated person's father, mother, siblings, legal spouse, children, grandparents, grandchildren, aunts, uncles, and legal guardians. Step, half, and adoptive relationships count too. The definition also extends to in-laws - people who share the same relationship to the incarcerated person that the incarcerated person has to their legal spouse.

  • ✓ Be ready for staff to ask for verification that you’re an immediate family member
  • ✓ Bring identification and any information you may need to support the relationship if the facility requests it
  • ✓ Expect that verification requests can come up during the approval process, even if you’re clearly family
Who Can Visit Someone at East Carroll Corrections Facility Phase 3? Understanding Louisiana’s Visitor Eligibility Rules

A prior conviction doesn't automatically block you from visiting East Carroll Corrections Facility Phase 3. Louisiana's rules are clear: a criminal record by itself isn't a disqualifier. The same goes if you're currently on parole or probation - that status alone won't disqualify you. If you're under supervision, getting an approval letter from your supervising officer (Form OP-C-9-e) creates a presumption of eligibility, which strengthens your application from the start.

  1. Ask your supervising officer for an approval letter - the Department uses Form OP-C-9-e for this.
  2. Submit the approval letter as part of your visitation request - this letter creates a presumption that you should be eligible.
  3. Follow any facility verification requests - staff may still ask for verification during the process, so respond promptly if they do.

Current Department employees - and former employees who left within the past 10 years - can only visit if they're immediate family of the incarcerated person. Employment doesn't automatically bar you, but it does narrow your eligibility to immediate family only.

Note: Visits from the offender’s direct victim(s) are prohibited except when allowed under the Department’s Victim-Offender Dialogue regulation (No. PS-H-2).

Practical Next Steps

  • ✓ Ask the incarcerated person to request that you be added as a visitor
  • ✓ If you’re on probation or parole (or otherwise under supervision), request a supervising-officer approval letter (Form OP-C-9-e)
  • ✓ If you’re immediate family, be prepared to provide verification if staff requests it

Not sure which category applies to you? Contact the facility directly. They can walk you through the exact steps and explain how they handle immediate-family verification in practice.

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