How to write to someone at Louisiana State Penitentiary
Mail personal letters to the address below, filling in the person's name and ID number where marked.
Checked against the department's own pages . How we check, and corrections
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Dashed lines are for you to fill in, in the department's own words.
Address the envelope to the person's name and DPS&C number, then the facility's mailing address. Don't send cash, stamps, hardback photos, greeting cards, post cards, publications or packages from family.
- City
- Angola
- Phone
- (225) 655-4411
- Where letters go
- To the prison
- What happens to them
- The department doesn't say
- What they get
- The department doesn't say
“However, family and friends are allowed to send correspondence, which must be addressed to the facility to which the imprisoned person is housed and must include the person’s name and DPS&C number on the envelope.” Department source
Street address (not for letters unless the department says so): 17544 Tunica Trace, Angola, LA 70712
No one at Louisiana State Penitentiary is listed yet. Know someone there who wants mail? List them for $50.
JPay
You start it from outside.
- Create a free account at jpay.com or in the JPay app.
- Search for the person by state and their ID number. If you do not know the ID, look it up on the state's inmate search first.
- Buy stamps (or a subscription where offered). Each email uses a stamp; photos and VideoGrams use more.
- Write and send your email. Depending on the facility, the person can reply, view or print it.
Questions
What is the mailing address for Louisiana State Penitentiary?
[Full name], [ID number], 17544 Tunica Trace, Angola, LA 70712.
Is mail scanned at Louisiana State Penitentiary?
Louisiana's pages don't say whether letters are scanned or copied. Check its mail page.
Can I message someone at Louisiana State Penitentiary electronically?
Louisiana uses JPay. On JPay, you make an account, add the person by name and ID number, and pay per message.
Can someone at Louisiana State Penitentiary be listed on a pen pal site?
We found no rule in Louisiana's published policies against it, and normal mail rules still apply. Rules change; the department's page is the final word.
Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we fix it from the department's page. How we check.
Sources: Louisiana State Penitentiary page, Louisiana mail rules, read 2026-10-07. Rules change; the department's page is the final word. Find someone: official inmate locator.
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