Ouachita Correctional Center

Ouachita Correctional Center (OCC) offers a few ways to stay in touch. GTL handles phone service with two prepaid options: AdvancePay and PIN Debit. AdvancePay lets the inmate call only the single phone number registered to that account. PIN Debit works like an inmate-held prepaid account—the inmate can call any facility-allowed number, and friends and family can add money to it. Deposit methods and fees show up in your ConnectNetwork account, or you can use the automated AdvancePay deposit line at 800-483-8314. For digital messaging and on-demand video visits, OCC uses GettingOut. Visit Now charges only for actual talk time. You'll need an internet-connected device with a webcam and microphone (Google Chrome required), plus enough funds in either the inmate's account or a Friends & Family account.

Ouachita Correctional Center accepts incoming mail, but regular correspondence gets opened and inspected for contraband. Legal mail may follow different procedures—check with the facility before sending. Magazines and newspapers? Only by subscription. Books must be paperbacks, new only (no used books from any source), and you can send no more than two at a time. Portrait photos up to 5×7 are allowed, but Polaroids will be returned. Any images showing alcohol, drugs, underwear/lingerie, nudity, obscene gestures, gang signs, weapons, or security threats get rejected. Pornographic material isn't accepted. Female offenders may receive up to three plain sports-type pullover bras—no hooks, padding, underwires, lace, or embellishments. Always include the inmate's full name and ID, and verify the current mailing address or approved electronic mail vendor before sending anything.

Ouachita Correctional Center accepts deposits to inmate trust/commissary accounts through ViaPath lobby kiosks, ConnectNetwork online, or the toll-free automated phone system at 888-988-4768. To fund a PIN Debit account through ConnectNetwork, create an account, choose Ouachita and the inmate, then complete your deposit. Enter Site ID #249 so your payment routes to Ouachita Correctional Center. Money deposited through ConnectNetwork becomes the inmate's property. Unused PIN Debit funds get refunded when the inmate is released; otherwise, those funds can only pay for phone calls. Expect a small convenience/service fee. Need help? Call ViaPath customer service at 877-650-4249.

Trying to track someone at Ouachita Correctional Center? Start with custody-status alerts: OPSO's video-visitation page links to VINELink, where you can register for notifications when someone's status changes—arrest, release, or transfer. For current booking updates, the main Bookings page is being reconfigured, so check the Ouachita Sheriff App instead. Still can't find them? Widen your search to Louisiana's state search tools or the DOC offender locator, then try local parish rosters if nothing shows up statewide. Have their full name and date of birth ready, plus any aliases or offender/case numbers.