How to Send Mail to Someone at Plaquemines Parish Detention Center (address, required info, and what NOT to send)

Use this address for inmate mail at Plaquemines Parish Detention Center: P.O. Box 67 Pointe-a-la-Hache, LA 70082

• ✓ Inmate’s full name
• ✓ Inmate PPSO (inmate) number (if you know it)
• ✓ Dorm (housing/dorm information)
• ✓ Your return address (on the outside of the envelope)

1. Confirm the inmate’s identifying details - Use their full name, and include their PPSO (inmate) number and dorm so the mail can be routed correctly.
2. Address the envelope to the facility mailing address - Send inmate mail to P.O. Box 67, Pointe-a-la-Hache, LA 70082.
3. Write the inmate information clearly on the front - The more readable the name, PPSO number, and dorm are, the less likely it is to be delayed.
4. Add your return address - Put your return address on the outside of the envelope.
5. Mail it and keep a record - Hold onto your mailing receipt or a photo of the addressed envelope in case you need to resend it.

• ✓ Hard (bound) books
• ✓ Books sent from anyone outside the Detention Center (they must be ordered through commissary)
• ✓ Magazines sent from anyone outside the Detention Center (they must be ordered through commissary)

• ✓ Cash
• ✓ Personal checks
• ✓ Hard (bound) books

As of August 1, 2020, the Detention Center no longer accepts newspapers from outside. That same policy change also stopped outside senders from ordering or shipping books and magazines to the facility. If your recipient wants reading material, books and magazines need to be ordered through the jail commissary once a month.

If a letter comes back or seems stuck, double-check the basics first: the P.O. Box address, the inmate's full name, and their PPSO number and dorm. Got the returned envelope? Hold onto it along with any mailing receipt. That way you can resend cleanly and keep a record of what you already sent.