Before Your First Visit to St. Gabriel: What You Can't Bring (and How to Bring Life-Saving Medication)

Quick Checklist

• ✓ Food, toiletries, or extra clothing (these items are considered contraband during visitation)
• ✓ Telecommunications or recording items of any kind, including cell phones, pagers/beepers, SIM cards, portable memory chips, batteries, chargers, and cameras/recording devices
• ✓ Cash or coins over the amount allowed at the institution (check the Visiting Guidelines for the current limit)

Need to bring medication into St. Gabriel? The rule is strict: only life-saving or life-sustaining prescribed medication is allowed. Anything else stays at home or locked in your car.

Pack only what you'll need during the visit itself. You're limited to the amount required for your time there - no extra doses "just in case."

1. Tell staff right away - when you check in, advise institutional staff at the visiting desk that you are in possession of medication.

Louisiana DOC wants visits to work the same way at every facility. That means tighter control over what enters the visiting area. Safety and security take priority.

1. Empty your pockets before you leave - don’t bring contraband items like food, toiletries, or extra clothing into visitation.
2. Leave electronics in the car - cell phones and other telecommunications/recording items (including SIM cards, portable memory chips, batteries, chargers, and cameras/recording devices) aren’t permitted.
3. Declare medication at check-in - if you have medication with you, tell staff at the visiting desk before you enter.
4. Pack only the doses you need - medication must be limited to the amount required for the duration of your visit.
5. Carry only allowed cash - any currency or coin over the amount allowed at the institution is contraband, so check the Visiting Guidelines for the current limit before you go.