Can You Visit During Intake? What to Know If Your Loved One Just Arrived at Orleans Parish Prison

Under Louisiana DOC rules,

Intake typically wraps up within that 30-day window. But if it stretches longer, there's an exception: your loved one can request a special visit with immediate family members. The visit has to follow the Reception Center's procedures, and the request comes from them - not you. If weeks are dragging on, it's worth asking whether they've been able to submit that request.

Once your loved one is out of intake status, a visit may be possible even while the visitation application is still processing. At their request, the Warden or a designee (Assistant Warden or higher) can authorize visits with immediate family members before the application is fully approved. If you hear

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• ✓ Confirm whether your loved one is still in intake status, because normal visitation is not allowed during intake.
• ✓ If intake is running past 30 days, ask whether your loved one has requested a special visit with immediate family under the Reception Center’s visiting procedures.
• ✓ Figure out whether you qualify as “immediate family” under DOC rules, since the special-visit exception is limited to immediate family members.
• ✓ Gather whatever proof of relationship you may need, because verification of immediate-family status may be required.
• ✓ As soon as your loved one is removed from intake, be ready to move quickly: at the offender’s request, the Warden or designee (Assistant Warden or higher) may authorize immediate-family visits while the visitation application is still being processed.