Louisiana State Prisons

B.B. "sixty" Rayburn Correctional Center

arhunt — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 02:19:08 GMT

ISSION STATEMENT

The mission of B.B. "Sixty" Rayburn Correctional Center is to provide for the custody, control, care and treatment of each inmate through compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and procedures. Emphasis is placed on the implementation of programs that provide a public service and those designed to reintegrate the inmate into society while ensuring the safety of the public.

GOALS

Our goals are to provide effective programs while maintaining a secure facility; to maintain credibility with the public; to obtain the maximum benefit from our resources; to promote ongoing staff development; and to encourage better communication within the institution, and with other agencies and the community.

OBJECTIVES

To meet our goals, the following objectives will be met:

To provide a secure facility;
To provide staff and inmates with a safe work and living environment;
To provide appropriate medical care to the inmate population;
To provide the necessities of life to the inmate population;
To provide the inmate population with programs that are conducive to their well-being and successful reentry into society;
To comply with applicable legal and administrative requirements of the facility and staff.

GENERAL INFORMATION

B.B "Sixty" Rayburn Correctional Center is a medium security facility, housing a maximum capacity of 1,132 inmates. Generally, inmates must be eligible for release within 30 years.

Construction began on the facility in 1982, and it began receiving inmates in July of 1983. B.B. "Sixty" Rayburn Correctional Center successfully attained accreditation through the American Correctional Association (ACA) in 1993. Accreditation through this organization is an indication of a standard of professionalism that only a small percentage of similar correctional facilities have attained throughout the United States.

The facility encompasses 1025 acres, 45 of which are within the fenced compound. Most of the inmates are housed in four dormitories: Wind, Rain, Snow, and Sleet. The foremost three dorms have four units while Sleet has two. Each dormitory unit houses 66 inmates. In addition, Sleet has four cellblock tiers, used for administrative segregation, disciplinary detention/isolation, and extended lockdown. Sun, our fifth housing unit, is a maximum custody cellblock that houses up to 208 inmates. One tier is used for administrative segregation and disciplinary detention/isolation. The remaining tiers house “working cellblock” inmates.

All physically able inmates are assigned jobs throughout the compound, in the field, and on the trustee crews that work in the community. The inmate population provides most of the labor at B.B "Sixty" Rayburn Correctional Center.

B.B "Sixty" Rayburn Correctional Center is one of the largest employers in the parish, providing jobs for more than 400 employees, most of whom are lifetime residents of the surrounding area.

The operating budget for the facility is approximately $22.3 million. The cost per day for each inmate is approximately $54.04.

Inside the entrance to the Administration Building is the Control Center. The officers assigned to this area receive incoming telephone messages, maintain inmate counts, and monitor radio communications.

The Visiting Room is just past the interlocking gates, on the right in the “B” Building. Inmates are generally allowed the privilege of face-to-face visits with approved friends and relatives. Visiting is held Thursday through Sunday. Approved visitors may visit twice per month. Inmates may be restricted to “non-contact” visiting based on their institutional conduct and/or maximum custody status.

Besides regular visiting, minimum custody and select medium custody inmates are eligible for picnic visits during times of the year when weather permits. Minimum custody inmates receive their picnic visits at Kyle Park (named in memory of Kyle Donnelly, the son of former Warden Jack Donnelly), located just inside the Front Gate.

The offices for ranking correctional officers, the Chaplain, and mental health workers are also located in the “B” Building.

The Chaplain is responsible for the coordination of religious programs, offering adequate access for each inmate to practice his religion. The Chaplain recruits volunteers from the surrounding community to enhance the opportunities for religious practice. In addition, the Chaplain also responsible for the supervision of the Education Department.

The Mental Health Department is composed of five clinical social workers, a substance abuse coordinator and a part-time psychiatrist. Included in the functions of this department are pre-release groups, individual and group psychotherapy, self-help groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous, and the Employee Assistance Program.

Classification officers are responsible for managing inmate quarters, custody statuses, and job assignments. They coordinate Parole Board hearings held at this facility. Classification officers network with other departments at the time of an inmate’s discharge. Additionally, this department coordinates the orientation of recently arrived inmates. Their offices are located in the Education Building.

The Medical Department, housed in the Peter D. Mora, III, Infirmary (named in memory of a former Assistant Warden) on the left, offers comprehensive medical treatment services to inmates. Full-time nursing care and around the clock physician availability afford inmates access to adequate medical care. The Medical Department also provides x-ray, dental, eye care, and pharmaceutical services in-house.

Next, on the left, is the Cafeteria. It serves our inmates three hot meals per day (approximately 1.4 million meals per year.) Approximately 86 inmates assist with food preparation and provide janitorial services.

In addition to the Education and Vo-Tech Buildings, educational programs take place in the Cafeteria. Our educational program offers several educational and vocational avenues for inmates to pursue.

The literacy program involves qualified and trained inmates, under the supervision of a certified teacher, tutoring other inmates in reading and language skills, using phonics and other material, as well as basic math. The first three levels of Program One involve literacy, which is the foundation for subsequent phases of our program.

Levels four through eight of Program One are the next phase of our program, adult basic education. This primes the student for the full-day Pre-GED and GED preparation classes. A certified teacher works with inmate tutors on these levels, as well. The full-day classes comprise Program Two and are also tutor led under the supervision of a certified teacher.

Louisiana Technical College - Sullivan Campus offers certification in auto mechanics and welding. Adult Basic Education classes involve approximately 42 students preparing to receive a GED diploma.

A Youth Offender Grant (YOG) funded by the federal government offers other educational opportunities for our inmates. River Parish Community College offers an Associate Degree with concentrations in business or religion under the auspices of the YOG grant. Each class meets at night, once a week for three hours. A Saturday morning course in Small Engine Repair is also funded by YOG. Other classes may be added as funding permits.

The Gymnasium includes the office of the Recreation Director. The Gymnasium is used for athletic events, boxing team and band practice, religious meetings, and recreational craft work such as leather craft and wood working. Recreation programs are in place to reduce idle time for inmates after work hours and on weekends. Athletic events are planned and scheduled through the Recreation Director. Beside the Gymnasium, each housing unit also has recreation equipment and facilities. All recreation equipment and expenses are paid for with Inmate Welfare Funds, which are monies generated by the inmates, not the taxpayers.

Listed below are the organized athletic programs that inmates may participate in:

Flag Football (August through November)
Basketball (November through April)
Slow-Pitch Softball (April through July)
Volleyball (July through September)
Soccer (November through March)
Boxing (year round)

Inmate sports teams often meet to compete with teams from other department facilities. In addition, the inmate band, Louisiana Shakedown, performs at various community events and often entertains at local nursing homes.

Each February, the facility hosts the Terry Wood “King of Hearts” Memorial Boxing Tournament (named in honor of a former corrections lieutenant.) The tournament features teams from other department facilities and parish jails and is open to the public. Proceeds from the event are donated to different local youth charities.

The Automotive Service and Repair (AS&R) Building, outside the fenced compound, is the first building on the left after passing the Administration Building. Facility vehicles are repaired and maintained there by inmates under staff supervision. The facility also maintains a fire truck in this building for the facility’s volunteer fire department. The fire department is composed of employee volunteers and responds to fire emergencies within the facility and local community.

The Maintenance Building is the next building on the left. It houses the offices and workshops of the Maintenance Department. The Maintenance Department is responsible for the repair and preventative maintenance of facility buildings and equipment. It is staffed by journeyman craftsmen in the Electrical, Carpentry, Painting, Plumbing, Waste Water Treatment, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) trades. Each craft foreman supervises an inmate crew.

The Field Security Office is responsible for supervising the inmate workers that leave the fenced compound. Inmate crews are used for farming and grounds keeping operations at this facility. Additionally, inmate crews perform various community service projects that include landscaping and grounds keeping work for the City of Bogalusa; year round maintenance, repairs, and construction at the site of the Washington Parish Fair Grounds in the community of Franklinton; preparation for the annual Christmas lighting display in Bogalusa’s Cassidy Park; and site preparations for the local chapter Camp Fire Boys and Girls summer camp.

The Field Security Office also coordinates with the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) to provide three 10-man inmate crews that pickup litter and trash along highways and roads in this and surrounding parishes.

As a community service, this facility contributes correctional staff for local security needs in times of natural disaster and emergencies. As a member of the state and local Emergency Management Team, this facility may be required to provide food, shelter, and other services for victims of such events.

The facility maintains an Emergency Response Team composed of specially selected and trained correctional officers. The ERT’s primary function is to respond to and quell emergency disturbances (i.e., riots, hostage situations) within this and other department facilities. They are also utilized to provide support to local law enforcement agencies in serving warrants, local jail searches, and crowd control during such events as Mardi Gras and the Washington Parish Fair.

The facility maintains a K-9 team of trained staff and dogs. The team is housed in buildings located to the rear of the main compound. The K-9 officers raise, train, and care for the dogs in kennels located at the K-9 Center. The dogs are trained and used for tracking, narcotics detection, and crowd control. The K-9 team is often called to assist in searches of local jails and schools for contraband, and searches for lost children and fleeing criminal suspects.

The facility’s Training Center is located to the rear of the facility grounds, adjacent to the Dale Ravencraft Firing Range (named in memory of a former correctional officer.) New correctional officers and employees receive their initial training there. The Training Department staff also conducts in-service training throughout the year for all staff members. Training topics include self-defense, supervision of inmates, searches, first-aid/CPR, suicide prevention, firearms, and many more. The Training Academy was awarded accreditation by the American Correctional Association in January 2004. It is one of only two training academies in the state that have achieved this honor.

We welcome the opportunity to display our facility in an effort to better assist the public in understanding our mission.

VISITOR CODE OF CONDUCT AND GENERAL INFORMATION

September 29, 2004

Individuals approved to visit inmates at B.B. "Sixty" Rayburn Correctional Center should carefully read the below listed rules and regulations that govern visiting. Visitors are expected to comply with these requirements.

GENERAL INFORMATION

IDENTIFICATION

Approved visitors (15 years of age and older) must present picture identification to visit an inmate.

VISITOR DRESS CODE

Visitors must be dressed appropriately. No tank tops, see-through clothing, low-cut articles of clothing exposing the upper torso, miniskirts or mini-dresses, or any form of seductive garments will be allowed. Shorts, skorts, and culottes must be no more than three inches above the knee. Visitors must wear full length shirts (long or short-sleeve). They will not be allowed to wear the combination of blue jeans and blue chambray shirts, or blue jeans and gray or white sweat shirts or tee shirts. Shoes designated for street wear, including tennis shoes, must be worn. Sandals and open-toed shoes are permitted. House slippers, beach sandals (i.e., thongs, flip-flops) and shower shoes are not permitted. Individuals improperly or inappropriately dressed will not be allowed to visit.

Facilities are not available for visitors who do not meet this dress code to change their clothing. Visitors who choose to change their clothing in order to be able to visit, will be required to leave institutional grounds. They may then return when they have changed their clothing.

CONTRABAND

Visitors must declare all medications, including prescription and nonprescription medications, to the correctional officers at the Front Gate and visiting desk. Alcohol, cameras, and any type of weapon or ammunition are prohibited on facility grounds. Such items should not be brought to the facility, however, in the event contraband items are in the visitor’s possession, they must be declared at the Front Gate. Visitors under the influence of any substance will not be allowed to visit and may be prohibited from future visits.

Visitors are limited to carrying no more than $25 into the fenced compound and/or picnic visiting area. They should bring sufficient change for the vending machines as the staff is not permitted to make change. Inmates are not allowed to handle money.

The amount of money that a visitor can deposit to an inmate’s account is limited to $150. Such deposits must be in the form of cash, money order, or cashier’s checks. Deposits must be made at the registration desk in the A-Building lobby before beginning the visit. Those visitors who plan to have photographs made during their visit, must also pay for them at the registration desk before the visit. Visitors will not be permitted to make a deposit into an inmate’s account at any other time.

Visitors are not allowed to deliver anything to the inmate through the Visiting Room. Visitors may bring photographs (no Polaroid or photo albums), however, they cannot be left with the inmate.

CONDUCT OF VISITORS

Actions or language by a visitor considered loud, disruptive, abusive, or threatening will not be tolerated. Such conduct will result in the immediate termination of the visit and possible denial of future visits.

Violations of applicable laws and/or institutional rules by an inmate and/or visitor(s) may result in termination of the visit, the visitor’s removal from the inmate’s visitor list, disciplinary action against the inmate, and criminal prosecution against both parties.

Individuals who have been refused a visit will be required to leave the institutional grounds. Individuals traveling with visitors, but not visiting, must wait in their vehicle. Other than the designated visitor areas, neither visitors nor their traveling companions are allowed access to the facility beyond the visitors’ parking lot. They are also prohibited from talking, shouting, signaling, or passing anything to an inmate.

SEARCHES

Individuals, including minors, entering the facility are subject to searches of their property, automobile, and person.

Searches include, but are not limited to, visual inspection of persons and property; pat-down searches of their person; inspection of their property by dogs trained to detect drugs, weapons, and other contraband; strip-search of their body; and searches of their body cavities. Introduction of contraband drugs, alcohol or weapons into the facility is a felony (Louisiana Revised Statute 14:402).

DORMITORY AND WORKING CELLBLOCK INMATES

VISITING HOURS

Visiting hours are between 11:45 a.m. and 3:45 p.m., Thursday, and 8:00 a.m. and 3:45 p.m., Friday through Sunday. Visitors must arrive at the facility’s Front Gate by 2:00 p.m. in order to be processed for visiting.

Inmates will not be permitted to visit while on extra duty assignments. The inmate will be notified, however, on the Wednesday preceding his extra duty assignment so that he may notify his visitors of such.

NUMBER AND DURATION OF VISITS

Inmates will be allowed six visitors at a time in the Visiting Room. Non-walking infants will be allowed as a seventh visitor. Approved visitors will generally be allotted two visits per month. Minimum custody inmates and inmates participating in the Inmate Recognition Program (IRP) will be permitted three visits per month from their visitors. Unless prior approval is obtained from the Warden, visitors are allowed to visit only one inmate at a time.

Generally, visits will be for two and one-half hours Thursday and Friday; and one and one-half hours Saturday and Sunday. Minimum custody and IRP inmates will be permitted visits for three hours. In case of overcrowding, these times may be shortened at the staff’s discretion.

VISITING BY MINORS

Individuals under the age of 17 must be accompanied by an adult who is an approved visitor of the inmate that the minor is visiting. Children 14 years of age and younger are not required to be on the inmate’s visitor list. The correctional officers may require that proof of a child’s age (birth certificate) be furnished on their next visit, if his/her age appears questionable. Adults will be responsible for the behavior of minors in their company. Children will not be left unattended on institutional grounds. Minor spouses or emancipated minors (Marriage Certificate/Judgment of Emancipation required as proof) are not required to have adult escorts.

Visitors are allowed to bring into the visiting areas two baby bottles per infant, three diapers and sufficient baby-wipes per infant, and a change purse/wallet.

CONDUCT OF VISITORS

Visitors may greet and bid the inmate farewell with a non-passionate kiss and must be so as not to offend others. Visitors may sit next to the inmate, however, physical contact between the inmate and adult visitors, other than holding hands, is not allowed.

PICNIC VISITS

Individuals approved for picnic visits should contact the Visiting Office for information on approved items.

RESTRICTED VISITING

Special Management Unit inmates; Extended Lockdown inmates; inmates who test positive for and/or are found in possession of drugs; inmates who refuse to submit to drug testing; inmates who have received contraband during the visiting process; and inmates who have had a certified drug dog alert to the presence of drugs on their person or property in a drug detection booth, will be restricted to non-contact visiting. The requirements for such visits are as follow:

VISITING HOURS

Visiting hours are between 8:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., Thursday. Visitors must arrive at the facility’s Front Gate by 10:30 a.m. in order to be processed for visiting.

NUMBER AND DURATION OF VISITS

Inmates will be allowed one visit per day with up to four adult visitors (only two visitors for SMU inmates.) Visits will take place in the Visiting Room. Approved visitors will be allotted two visits per month. Visitors are allowed to visit only one inmate at a time. Visits will be limited to 45 minutes. In case of overcrowding, visits may be shortened at the staff’s discretion.

CONDUCT OF VISITORS

Inmates and their visitors will not be permitted to make any physical contact during their visits. No concessions will be sold during restricted visitation.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Visiting Office at:

B.B. "Sixty" Rayburn Correctional Center

Attention: Visiting Office

27268 Highway 21

Angie, Louisiana 70426

(985) 986-5044 or 986-5000

Contact (Sgt.-Mstr. Hanselman):	985-986-5044
Fax Number:	985-986-5046

Allen COrrectional Institute

arhunt — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 02:15:21 GMT

ALLEN CORRECTIONAL CENTER ( ALC )
3751 Lauderdale Woodyard Road
Kinder, LA 70648
Phone Number: (337) 639-2943

The Allen Correctional Center (ALC), a medium custody facility located in Kinder, was opened in 1990 and expanded in 1992. An additional 192-bed expansion was opened in July 1995, to bring operational capacity to 1,474. This Executive Budget recommends an increase in capacity to 1,538. The ALC, the second of Louisiana's privately managed state correctional institutions, is operated by the Wackenhut Corporation. The ALC received ACA accreditation in January 1993 and was released from the federal consent decree in 1997.

The mission of the Allen Correctional Center is to maintain a secure institutional environment that ensures the safety of the public, provides a safe working climate for employees, and offers humane and safe living conditions for inmates confined in that institution. To accomplish this mission, a highly organized system of interrelated policies, procedures, emergency plans, and systematic manpower practices are employed. The Allen Correctional Center utilizes an aggressive classification procedure that incorporates a multi-faceted process whereby individual inmates are assisted in correcting their antisocial behavior. The process spans reception, orientation, treatment planning and programming, progress assessment, reclassification, as well as preparation for release and reintegration into the community. Program staff provides a wide range of interdisciplinary services to the offender: medical, psychiatric, psychological, social, religious, vocational, educational, and recreational.

Louisiana State Penitentiary - Angola

arhunt — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:35:46 GMT

TELEPHONE DIRECTORY

LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY

(225) 655-4411

Philosophy

The philosophy of Louisiana State Penitentiary (LSP) is to provide services in a professional manner so as to protect the safety of the public, staff, and inmate population. Consistent with this, it is LSP's responsibility to provide meaningful opportunities to enhance, through a variety of education, work, social service and medical programs, the individual's desire to become a productive member of society, while providing a safe, stable work environment for employees. The Warden formulates goals for the institution at least annually and translates these goals into measurable objectives.

Goals

	Maintain re-accreditation through the American Correctional Association and the Commission on Accreditation which will further LSP's goals to: (1) Improve LSP's overall operation, programs, and effectiveness, and (2) Maintain and improve credibility with the general public and local community.
	Utilize all available resources to maximize the effectiveness of the LSP mission and programs.
	Improve the ability to recruit, hire and retain high quality, professional managers and staff.
	Research, develop and implement plans to establish, expand, enhance and/or maintain appropriate programs and services.

Strategy to Accomplish Philosophy and Goals

	Perform a total and systematic review of all programs, policies and procedures--updating and revising as needed.
	Continue to enhance medical and mental health programming.
	Continue to enhance educational programming with special emphasis on literacy.
	Further develop security components of the program.
	Further refine the Performance Planning and Review System for the evaluation of employee job performance to promote productive dialogue between employees and supervisors which will assist employees in providing optimum service to the inmate population.
	Provide a wide array of faith-based services and programs to promote moral rehabilitation.
	Effectively and responsibly utilize technology resources in order to provide selected decision-oriented information needed by LSP Administration to plan, control, and evaluate activities and programs.
	Research and develop new training opportunities for supervisory personnel to better equip them with the essentials of maintaining a high level of professionalism.

VISITING INFORMATION

The Administration of Louisiana State Penitentiary views visiting as a vital aspect of the inmate's rehabilitation process. This connection to family and friends allows the inmate to make a smooth transition to prison life and help him adapt to society and family life if ever released back into society.

WHO CAN VISIT

Upon his arrival at Angola, an inmate must submit a list of individuals with whom he would like to visit. Once this list is approved, only the visitors who appear on the inmate's current approved visiting list can visit. Children under the age of 15 can visit but must be accompanied at all times by an adult listed on the inmate's approved visiting list.

VISITING DAYS/HOURS

Visiting days are Wednesday through Sunday from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Visitors should plan their arrival prior to 1:30 p.m. at which time the visiting bus makes its final departure to the visiting area(s). Please note that on the rare occasion when there are five Sundays in the month, there is no visiting on that Saturday or Sunday.

LENGTH OF VISIT

Inmates assigned to non-restricted areas are granted a four-hour visiting period on weekdays (Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday) provided that there is sufficient space and staff availability. Inmates assigned to restricted areas are granted a two-hour visiting period. All inmates are granted a two-hour visiting period on Saturday and Sunday.

NUMBER OF VISITORS

An inmate is allowed ten (10) approved visitors plus one (1) religious advisor on his list. Each visitor on the approved visiting list will be permitted to visit twice a month.

IDENTIFICATION

All approved visitors must have in their possession a picture ID (valid state issued driver's license or state issued ID card obtained through the Department of Motor Vehicles).

OTHER ACCEPTED FORMS OF PICTURED ID

Passport, Military, Law Enforcement, College/University.

Inmate Organizations

Angola Amateur Boxing Association

Provides support for the prison's boxing program and sponsors "fight night," held every few months with boxing teams from other state prisons competing for corrections department championship belts. The organization has held more belts in all weight classes through its 25-year history than any other prison boxing club in the state. The organization is a member of the Louisiana Institutional Boxing Association.

Angola Drama Club

A theatrical organization open to the talented and least talented inmates who are willing to work hard and collectively to develop their talents. The Drama Club performs regularly at Angola's various functions, and some members have traveled outside to perform at events such as the Festival Internationale de Louisiana, the Violence Prevention Conference, universities, churches, youth detention centers, and community centers.

Angola Jaycees

Creates and supports programs that build today's youth into tomorrow's leaders. A requirement for membership is the completion of the Leadership Development courses. This year-long course involves 13 subjects, such as Communications Dynamics, Spiritual Awareness, Leadership Dynamics, Parliamentary Procedures, and Speak-Up (a public speaking class).

Angola Lifers Association

Works diligently politically to attain some type of release mechanism, specifically parole eligibility or executive clemency, for lifers and practical lifers. The most significant accomplishment to date is their membership in the Louisiana Coalition of Organization for Justice and Penal Reform. The coalition consists of many penal reform groups, including Louisiana CURE.

Angola Special Civic Project

Focuses on influencing sentencing reform in Louisiana. Their goal is the enactment of parole eligibility for lifers. They played a key role behind the enactment of the 20/45 law - a prisoner serving a "number" (a sentence of years, as opposed to life sentence) is eligible for parole after serving 20 years and having reached the age of 45; conducted consortiums on criminal justice, which have included judges, lawmakers, professors and criminal-justice students; and established a viable network with Tulane University's POPS (Project for Older Prisoners) to help elderly prisoners at parole and clemency hearings.

Association of Literary Arts

Provides the opportunity to excel in the areas of education--specifically creative writing. The Association's programs consist of a literary writing-skills class and writing workshop.

Camp-J Unity Club

Focuses on the idea "to better ourselves and our area through active participation" through education and self-help programs. Programs sponsored by the Unity Club are educational classes, a law class, and recreational and religious concessions that help make money to do the things that will improve their area and enhance the programs they sponsor.

Church of God in Christ

Reaches inmates with the Gospel of Jesus Christ, hopefully to lead them to salvation and an opportunity for them to reconstruct their lives into something meaningful. The fellowship achieves its purpose through an active prison hospital ministry, a weekly Bible-study class and weekly worship service, in-house revivals, and as a co-sponsor of the Main Prison Gospel Band.

Concept Club (Camp C)

Supports the camp's inmate population by providing rehabilitative programs in order to prepare the members for return to society as productive, law-abiding citizens. The secondary goal is to provide physical, spiritual, and moral support to the inmate population at Camp C. These goals are met through various weekly self-help programs, which include public speaking, substance abuse, youth development, and law classes. Concept also sponsors several sports teams at the camp.

CPR T.E.A.M.

Teaches others the life-saving skills of CPR so they can help anyone who is having a heart attack. They have trained or re-certified over 6,000 people, including inmates, security personnel, doctors, nurses, paramedics, EMTs, firefighters, teachers, students, bus drivers, and community and day care center participants.

Dale Carnegie

Trains inmates in a variety of skills pertaining to public speaking, human relationships, personality development, and a little applied psychology. Recent accomplishments and activities include creating and supporting the Toy Shop (an inmate operation that refurbishes old bicycles and makes an array of wood-carved toys for underprivileged children), donating to elderly prisoner events, and conducting a "Character Counts" program. Club members also support an adopted orphan through monetary means. The DC-Lions softball team has won more championships than any other team in the history of organized slow-pitch competition at Angola.

Forgotten Voices

A charter Toastmaster International Club that focuses on leadership and communication skills. It has won several major speech competitions, received the "Distinguished Club" award four years in a row, had its club newsletter voted in the top ten Toastmaster list worldwide for three consecutive years (1995-1998), and was honored with the 1998-1999 Founders Award. Whenever given the opportunity, the organization competes with other Toastmaster International Clubs in public-speaking competitions.

Full Gospel Businessmen Fellowship Inc.

Serves the general prison population through a nondenominational Christian outreach ministry. Besides monthly services (which attract close to 200 inmates), the group holds classes for Sunday School, Effective Witnessing, and Kingdom Living.

Horticulture Club

Provides this community with the science or art of cultivating fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants.

Human Relations Club

Provides assistance to the inmate population. Initially created to pay the cost of clemency advertisements for indigent applicants and to provide assistance to needy inmates, today the club pours much of its resources into providing assistance to the elderly at LSP.

Jehovah Witnesses

Engages in theocratically arranged programs of Bible Study with a view toward attaining a knowledge of Jehovah God and His purpose for humankind.

Latin American Cultural Brotherhood

Provides a home and education base for the Hispanic prison population. The club-sponsored programs are: Family development (which provides better interaction between Hispanic and English inmates), Spanish classes for English-speaking inmates, public speaking and leadership-role classes. The club buys educational materials and donates to other prison activities, including the Senior Citizens Olympics and the Chapel fund.

Louisiana Juvenile & Young Adult Program

Focuses on helping troubled youth. They have provided personal and financial assistance to organizations such as the Shreveport Juvenile Justice Program, Lafayette Teen Court, and community youth centers in the New Orleans area. The club currently has two activities for its members: A Head to Head and Power of Choice workshop, and Character Counts training course.

Men of Integrity

A Christ-centered ministry dedicated to changing the character of men so that they may become godly influences in Angola.

New Hope Group of Alcoholics Anonymous

As an Alcoholics Anonymous structured organization, it provides a 12-Step to Recovery class and personal counseling sessions for those with a serious need. The organization also sponsors a law class.

Pentecostal Fellowship

Educates and organizes mankind concerning the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Along with the Full Gospel Businessmen Fellowship, within the past four years they have constructed and hosted five evangelistic crusades.

Reception Center - Academics & Recreation Club

Focuses on helping the residents of the Reception Center to better themselves educationally, spiritually, and physically. The club sponsors self-help and religious classes, and a recreational program for trusties who live and work at the Reception Center. Classes include public speaking, law, substance abuse, and bible studies.

Sober Group of Alcoholics Anonymous

Provides a means for members to maintain sobriety by holding weekly meetings and giving testimonies. They participate and offer a 12-Step/12-Tradition course, and classes in public speaking, Spiritual-Awareness, and French.

Social Advancement Club

Serves as a means to keep morale up for its members and help them with their needs. The club has created three sub-clubs that mirror the personality of Camp-F's population: Elderly Assistance Program, which helps elderly inmates with everyday necessities; Camp-F Lifers, to help provide prisoners with information about new laws that affect them; and Truevine Fellowship, a Bible study and worship program.

Social Orientation Club

Provides the residents of Camp-D an opportunity to better themselves spiritually, mentally, physically and morally. The group sponsors activities and committees such as Lifers, Vets, Alcoholics Anonymous/Narcotics Anonymous, Juvenile Awareness, Christian committee, business and law classes, public speaking, and a drama club.

St. John Institutional Baptist Brotherhood

Serves as a means to proclaim the Word of the Lord to win souls into the Kingdom of God, and build an army of young believers who will influence the world that Christ is the answer. This is the oldest Christian inmate organization at Angola. The organization sponsors regular church services, Bible classes, youth programs, evangelistic ministry, a floral fund for members to send flowers when a loved one dies, and sponsorship of the St. John Warriors basketball team.

Students of Islam

Focuses on the practices of Islamic teachings and principles. As much as possible, they observe all Islamic rituals and holidays, hold weekly Jumah services, and Talim classes twice a week.

Students of New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

Provides a means to prepare members for Bible College and raise funds which provide financial support for the college (books and office supplies).

Toy Shop

Members create toys for needy, underprivileged children: Shiny wooden tops; refurbished bicycles; wood blocks carved into trains, planes and automobiles; rocking horses; and an array of durable, flashy toys. The toy makers give away an average of 3,000 toys each Christmas season to children in need.

United Methodist Men Fellowship

Provides members the knowledge of fundamental Christian doctrines of the Bible, and to help them mature in character--emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually. The group holds a weekly Bible-study series and a weekly worship service. The group uses any generated funds to purchase club supplies, support the Vet's Walk-A-Thon, and Senior Citizen Olympics.

Vets Incarcerated/VVA Chapter 689

Provides a base for the hundreds of war veterans who have passed through or remain at Angola. Their community service at the prison includes: air-conditioning and heating services and military-style funerals for inmate veterans buried at the prison cemetery. In 1997, when the Mississippi River threatened to flood Angola, prison officials called on the Vets experience to erect two large "tent cities" so that Angola's prison population would be safe from the rising water.

Wonders of Joy

Helps promote positive attitudes and behavioral traits within participants and their immediate environment, through established programs geared toward helping them redefine who they are in terms of becoming a better person. These programs will include, but shall not be limited to: Public speaking, creative writing and self-awareness workshops.

HISTORY OF ANGOLA

Prior to 1835, inmates were housed in a vermin infested jail in New Orleans. In that year the first Louisiana State Penitentiary was built at the corner of 6th and Laurel Streets in Baton Rouge using a plan similar to a prison in Wethersfield, Connecticut. In 1844, the penitentiary, including the inmates, was leased to the private firm of McHatton Pratt and Company. Union Troops occupied the penitentiary during the Civil War, and in 1869 the lease was awarded to a Confederate Major by the name of Samuel James. Major James would be in charge of the Louisiana Corrections system for the next 31 years.

In 1880, Major James purchased an 8,000-acre plantation in West Feliciana Parish called Angola (named after the area in Africa where the former slaves came from). He began keeping some inmates there at what used to be the Old Slave Quarters, which later became Camp A. (Camp A is no longer used to house inmates.) Primarily, however, inmates worked on levee construction on the Mississippi River outside either Angola or the penitentiary in Baton Rouge. In 1894, Major James died and his son took over the lease. However, the 1890's were years of reform and the public was shocked by newspaper accounts of brutality inflicted upon inmates. On January 1, 1901, the State of Louisiana resumed control of all inmates after 55 years of the lease system.

From 1901 until 1916, Corrections was operated by the Board of Control, a three member panel appointed by the Governor of Louisiana. One of the first things the board did was to purchase the 8,000 acre Angola Plantation at $25.00 per acre, a total cost of $200,000. New camps were built and many new security officers were hired. Brutality toward inmates was stopped and the death rate among inmates was reduced by 72%. However, the floods of 1903 and 1912 ruined the crops and put Angola in economic chaos.

In 1916, the legislature abolished the Board of Control and appointed Henry L. Fuqua as General Manager of the penitentiary. Mr. Fuqua, as an economic measure, fired almost all of the security officers at Angola and in their place put selected inmate trusty guards. In 1918, the old penitentiary in Baton Rouge was sold to the city and was soon torn down. In addition, he did away with convict stripes (the old black and white uniforms). In 1922, another flood at Angola ruined not only the crops at Angola, but also the crops of adjoining plantations. This was the third time in 20 years and the owners were ready to sell. In a series of eight purchases in a year and a half, Henry Fuqua purchased 10,000 acres of land at approximately $13.00 per acre. This brought Angola to its present size of 18,000 acres.

The era of Huey P. Long and the Great Depression were hard times, not only for the state, but for Corrections as well. The budget was drastically reduced, convict stripes were returned and Angola generally fell into disrepair. Angola was all but forgotten while the state concerned itself with the depression and World War II.

In 1952 a Minden, Louisiana, Judge by the name of Robert Kennon based his campaign for governor on the need to clean up Angola. This had been brought to light when 31 inmates cut their Achilles' tendon as protest to the hard work and brutality. After the election, Governor Kennon made good on his campaign promises. The Main Prison Complex was completed in 1955, convict stripes were eliminated for the last time, and renovations were completed on various camps. Women inmates were first moved to a new camp on Angola, and then in 1961, they were moved away from Angola to St. Gabriel, Louisiana. This was a period of massive reform.

In 1961, the Corrections' budget was drastically reduced and a period of decline began. During the late 1960's, Angola became known as "The Bloodiest Prison in the South" due to the number of inmate assaults.

After his election in 1972, Governor Edwin Edwards appointed Elayn Hunt as Director of Corrections. She had long been known as an advocate for prison reform. Under her direction, massive reform began. Judge E. Gordon West issued a court order which demanded that Angola's conditions be improved. Mrs. Hunt eliminated the hated "Trusty Guard System" and the number of security guards nearly quadrupled over the next eight years. Mrs. Hunt died in February 1976, but her work continued through her assistant C. Paul Phelps, who was named Secretary of the Department of Corrections in 1976. Four new camps were constructed and major renovations were completed on others. For the first time, meaningful rehabilitative efforts were made and medical care was improved.

Under the administration of the Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Richard L. Stalder, Angola's improvements continue today. In January 1994, Angola achieved initial accreditation from the American Correctional Association (ACA) and has since maintained ACA accreditation. Accreditation is a recognized credential in identifying an entity as stable, safe and constitutional. ACA accreditation forms the foundation of operations at Angola and is a continuing catalyst for positive growth and change. After initial ACA accreditation, Angola then began to build upon this operational foundation through independent ACA accreditation of its training academy and health care program. This required Angola to not only meet the national standards for adult correctional institutions, but also the additional standards developed specifically for correctional training academies and performance-based health care standards for adult institutions. Both bids for independent accreditation were successful. The David C. Knapps Correctional Officer Training Academy received initial accreditation in January 2002, becoming the eighth accredited correctional training facility in the United States. The R. E. Barrow, Jr., Treatment Center received initial accreditation through performance-based health care standards in January 2003.

Secretary Stalder and Angola's current Warden, Burl Cain, continue the pursuit of physical plant improvements, as evidenced by the renovations of Cellblocks A and B at the Main Prison, Jaguar Cellblock at Camp C, and Raven Cellblock at Camp D. New construction includes the multi-purpose arena, Camp D chapel, and the Judge Henry A. Politz Education Building at the Main Prison. Numerous other service and program enhancements are ongoing under the leadership of Warden Cain.

Louisiana citizens also have the unique opportunity to actually "visit" Angola's past by stopping by the Angola Museum. The museum, which was established in 1998 by Warden Cain, is dedicated to preserving Angola's history. The museum has become an official tourist site in the parish and serves as a resource for information on the state's correctional system.

Angola Levee Project

The 18,000-acre Louisiana State Penitentiary, surrounded on three sides by the Mississippi River, has repeatedly faced serious threat of flooding, a situation made worse by its substandard levees, the only ones along the river that were not engineered and monitored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Through much of the mid-1990s Angola's Warden used site tours, television appearances, and public speaking engagements to advocate for funds to upgrade the levees. Then in 1997, record-high flood waters threatened again: waters rolled over the outer ring levee, flooding 2000 acres and bringing the full force of the river to the main levee structure; sand boils (water forcing through a layer of sandy soil underneath the levee to "boil up" on the dry side) grew in size and number.

As the department and the institution rallied to manage the pending crisis, Governor M. J. "Mike" Foster, Jr., announced that he would seek federal assistance to solve the recurring threat posed by Angola's substandard levees. On July 30, 1999, as a direct result of Governor Foster's intervention, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers launched a four-phase project: to raise and strengthen 12.1 miles of existing levees along the Mississippi River at Angola bringing them up to the standards of the Mississippi River and Tributaries Project, to improve an existing internal drainage system, to provide seepage berms and relief wells, and to carry out appropriate mitigation and all-weather surfacing of the levee crown.

Cooperation between state and federal authorities also resulted in Angola's being named a site for the National Guard's annual summer training exercises 1997-1999, during which Guard units implemented details of engineering plans developed by the Corps of Engineers.

Total cost of the project was $26 million, with the state responsible for 25 percent ($6.5 million) of the total. A breeched inner levee at Angola would do an estimated $3 billion in damage and require the evacuation of 5100 maximum custody inmates. The Corps-directed project significantly decreased the likelihood of these events occurring and enabled the state to redirect resources previously used for emergency repairs and preventive measures.

Elayn Hunt Correctional Center

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EHCC GENERAL INFORMATION

"Elayn Hunt Correctional Center (EHCC) is an adult male maximum security institution that was opened in 1979. It has an inmate population of 2,089 and is located at St. Gabriel, Louisiana. EHCC serves multiple functions for the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections (DPS&C). In addition to housing 1,462 male inmates on a permanent basis, the EHCC facility has the unique role of being an intake point for adult male offenders committed to the DPS&C. An additional 452 beds are devoted to this process known as HRDC (Hunt Reception and Diagnostic Center). There are an additional 175 beds dedicated to the Intensive Motivational Program for Alternative Correctional Treatment (IMPACT), a bootcamp style program. EHCC is also responsible for coordinating and processing transfers (Transfer Section) affecting state inmates assigned to the southern region of the state (Region II); all aspects, other than physical custody, of managing state inmates assigned to local correctional facilities in the southern region of the state (Region II); operation of the Hunt Special Unit (HSU) for inmates with acute mental illnesses; operation of the IMPACT program; as well as services /programs and security for the EHCC permanent population.

Elayn Hunt Correctional Center is the second largest prison in the state of Louisiana. EHCC is a maximum security facility, housing within its confines all three levels of custody: maximum, medium and minimum. By departmental policy EHCC receives and holds inmates with medium and maximum security for disciplinary transfers, mental health and medical concerns, shock incarceration participants, lifers, and trustees assigned to work crews. EHCC is a centralized multi-service facility diversified in functions that benefit all of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. It is the policy of EHCC to include and encourage the services of citizen volunteers in the educational, social, religious and recreational programming of inmate activities at the facility.

EHCC has successfully maintained accreditation by the American Correctional Association since 1993. The facility’s Mission Statement, Goals and non-confidential Institutional Policies are available to the general public upon request by contacting the Warden's Office.

VISITING INFORMATION & FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

It is the policy of Elayn Hunt Correctional Center to provide inmates the opportunity to visit with all persons on their approved visitor's list. The number of visitors an inmate may receive and the length of visits may be limited to institution's schedule, space, personnel constraints or when there are substantial reasons to justify such limitations.

An inmate will be permitted to have up to ten (10) individuals on his visiting list after approval is received. There are no restrictions on the sex or the relationship of the individuals chosen. Inmates should submit visiting requests to their classification officer.

For the first thirty days after an inmate enters EHCC, identifiable immediate family members i.e. the inmate's parents, legal spouse, grandparents, siblings and children of the inmate will be allowed to visit. After 30 days they must be on an approved visiting list to continue to visit. These individuals can be officially added to the visiting list after they return the questionnaires, which are sent to them by the inmate. However, visiting privileges for these individuals will end if they do not mail the completed questionnaires to EHCC within 30 days from inmate's reception to EHCC. Attorney visits are scheduled through the office of the Unit 4 Manager. Special visits at EHCC are very limited except with regard to approving extended visits for approved visitors who travel long distances. All special visit requests must be submitted by inmate to the Visiting Office by the Tuesday of the week of the desired visit.

If an inmate's stay at HRDC (the reception center) exceeds thirty (30) days, it is possible for the inmate to request and receive special visits if approval of the Administration is secured. Such visits are generally allowed with certain members of the immediate family i.e. parents, legal spouse, sibling, grandparent or child of the inmate.

Inmates assigned to HRDC or EHCC general population must submit their requests for special visits in writing to the EHCC Visiting Office. The requests must be received in the Visiting Office no later than the Tuesday preceeding the weekend of the desired visit. The request will undergo an Administrative review, and the result of the request will be posted in Inmate living areas on the Thursday prior to the requested visit. Special visits are considered those that for unseen causes could not be requested through the regular visiting procedures (i.e., relatives coming from out of state, etc...) These visits are normally limited to immediate family members only. Special visits for inmates assigned to the secure ward at the hospital may only be approved by the Deputy Warden for Programs after seven days of the assignment.

Extended Lockdown inmates are assigned to two levels. Level 1 visit on a non-contact basis on the third Sunday of each month for 30 minutes with immediate family only. Level 2 has regular visiting privileges.

Inmates may request picnic visiting privileges by submitting their request in writing to the Visiting Office. Up to seven visitors, including children, will be allowed for picnic visits. Only persons on the approved visiting list can visit on a picnic visit. Each family can bring food for the visit, bought either from a store or from home. All the food must fit into a 48 quart ice chest or similar container – no exceptions. One paper bag of eating supplies (i.e. plastic cups, paper plates, plastic utensils, napkins, paper or cloth table cloth measuring no more than 78 X 42 inches) will be allowed. The family can bring in non-alcoholic beverages, but they must be in a sealed can container or liter bottles, no thermos jugs. No items such as fruit cakes containing any degree of alcohol will be allowed. All food will be inspected prior to the visit and the institution reserves the right to hold any questionable items. No food can be taken by the inmate from the visiting area back to his living area.

During inclement weather, picnic visiting may be suspended. Inmates whose picnic visitors do not show up twice in a ninety day period will become ineligible for picnic visits for 90 days. In order to cancel a picnic visit and not have it count against the inmate, the inmate himself must cancel the request in writing through his classification officer by the Friday before the requested weekend.

Criminal histories are checked on every visitor. Prospective visitors who lie about their arrest history will be denied for falsification. An individual can only be on the visiting list of one inmate unless he/she is an immediate family member of two or more inmates. Inmates who are found guilty of contraband as it relates to drugs are subject to be placed on no contact visiting status. Additionally, visitor(s) bringing in drugs or other forms of contraband will be subject to arrest and permanent termination of visiting privileges.

In addition to all rules and guidelines, IMPACT inmates are allowed to visit once a month according to the following schedule:

Last name begins with letter 'A' through 'F' = 1st Saturday
Last name begins with letter 'G' through 'L' = 2nd Saturday
Last name begins with letter 'M' through 'R' = 3rd Saturday
Last name begins with letter 'S' through 'Z' = 4th Saturday

IMPACT inmates will only be allowed 2 visits on a single day of no more than four visitors for a regular visit or five visitors for a picnic visit. IMPACT inmates assigned to the sixth platoon who meet the merit criteria of weekly progress will be eligible for a picnic visit.

ELAYN HUNT CORRECTIONAL CENTER VISITING RULES AND GUIDELINES:

P.O. BOX 174 HWY 74, ST. GABRIEL, LA 70776 PH. 225-642-3306

All visitors are required to follow these regulations. Any indication that this form was falsified or signed by anyone other than the person whose name appears on this form, shall result in denial or removal from the visiting list. All persons 15 years of age or older must be on the inmates approved visiting list. All minors under the age of 17 must be accompanied by an adult who is either (a) a family member of the minor or (b) the minor's legal guardian who is on the inmate's approved visiting list. The only exceptions will be a minor spouse or an emancipated minor (proof will be required). All visitors are subject to a personal search while on institutional grounds, to include searches with drug detection dogs/canine unit. When there is reasonable suspicion, supported by facts and circumstances, an extensive search may be conducted. Any person who has been convicted of a felony and who has not been finally discharged from an institution or from probation or parole supervision more than two years without an intervening criminal record or who has been arrested 3 or more times on felony charges (regardless of disposition) in the last 5 years will be denied.

Visiting days are Saturdays and Sundays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. However, visitors arriving after 2:30 p.m. will not be processed. Regular visits will last 2 hours (space permitting). Each visitor is allowed two visits per month. During a regular visit, offenders may have up to four visitors at one time. IMPACT inmates visit based on the first letter of their last name as follows: 1st Sat: A-F, 2nd Sat: G-L, 3rd Sat: M-R, & 4th Sat: S-Z. In addition, IMPACT inmates will only be allowed 2 visits on a visiting day of no more than 4 visitors each visit. For picnic visits, offenders are allowed up to seven visitors. This includes both adults and children. The picnic visits are for 3-1/2 hours. Inmates who are in isolation, assigned extra duty or room confinement will only be allowed to visit on the third "full" weekend (Saturday or Sunday) of the month. It is the responsibility of the inmate to notify his visitors if he has extra duty or room confinement.

All approved visitors over 15 must furnish a picture ID each time they visit. If a visitor appears to be over 15 years old, a picture identification may be required for future visits. Children under the age of 16 are not allowed to remain in vehicles unsupervised.

A visitor can be on only one inmate's visiting list unless that visitor is an immediate family member of more than one inmate. The burden of proof and documentation will be the responsibility of the inmate and his family. Introduction of contraband or violation of any state or federal laws or institutional rules while on institutional grounds may result in removal from the inmate's visiting list and/or arrest. Any disruptive or uncooperative behavior may also result in removal from the inmate's visiting list for an indefinite period of time. Individuals who have been removed from an inmate’s list will not be allowed to be on another inmate’s visiting list or in the Visiting processing area.

All visitors must be appropriately dressed. No halter tops, tank tops, see through clothing, low-cut articles of clothing exposing the upper torso, spaghetti straps, mini-skirts or mini-dresses, sleeveless tops or dresses or any form of seductive garment or tight fitting clothing shall be allowed. In addition, all shorts, skirts, skorts, culottes and dresses cannot be shorter than 3 inches above the top of the knee. Visitors will not be allowed to wear the combination of blue jeans and solid blue shirts or plain grey or white tee shirts or sweatshirts. Shoes designated for street wear, including tennis shoes, may be worn. No shower shoes, house slippers or rubber thongs shall be permitted. Female visitors must wear bras. In addition, no visitor shall be allowed to wear or bring a blue jean jacket. The visiting supervisor has the discretion to turn visitors away for inappropriate dress. Inmates & visitors may greet and say good-bye with a non-offensive kiss. No physical contact will be allowed other than holding hands at table level during a visit.

Visitors are allowed to deposit only cash or postal money orders into the account of the inmate that they are visiting, provided they are not related to any other inmates. Visitors are only allowed to bring in money, picture identification cards, baby needs (diapers and plastic bottle of milk) and 1 car key when they visit. All other items must be locked in their cars. Visitors approved for picnic visits may bring in cigarettes and 1 lighter. Ice brought in for picnic visits must be in the original container until the ice chest can be searched.

Hunt Correctional Center is located on Highway 74 in St. Gabriel, La, which is approximately 12 miles south of Baton Rouge, La and approximately 12 miles west of Gonzales, La. In an effort to assist visitors coordinate their travel plans to Hunt Correctional Center, it should be noted that Baton Rouge and Gonzales both have bus terminals. Additionally, the Baton Rouge transit system makes stops at the intersection of Gardere Lane and Highway 30. Transportation from the Orleans area is available through Christian Light Van Service. There are direction markers to Hunt at the intersection of Highway 74 and Highway 30 and at the intersection of Highway 73 and Highway 74. Upon request by the visitor, further directions will be provided. The Visiting Office may be contacted at 225-319-4559 for any clarification of above questionnaire or for further assistance. The facility is equipped to handle visitors with disabilities. Visitors who require the use of personal handicapped vehicles will be allowed to drive to the visiting area. The institution has a handicapped van which may be used as needed. Other reasonable accommodations will be made for visitors as necessary.

TELEPHONE PRIVILEGES

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Upon reception in HRDC inmates are provided with a telephone request form on which he will be able to request up to 20 names and their phone numbers to be placed in the approved phone bank. Changes are only allowed on a quarterly basis.

HRDC inmates will be allowed to make one (1) phone call per week after assignment to HRDC for one week. EHCC inmates will be allowed to make phone calls according to their work schedule and current assignments and within the following phone schedule in the inmate dormitory:

4:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday
4:30 p.m. to 12 Midnight -- Friday
8:00 a.m. to 12 Midnight -- Saturday
8:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. -- Sunday
7:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. -- Off Duty Workers
1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. -- Off Duty Workers

All telephone calls are limited to 15 minutes. Phone calls are subject to being monitored and/or recorded. "Use" constitutes "consent". It is the inmate's responsibility to advise all other parties that conversations are subject to being monitored and/or recorded. A properly placed telephone call to an attorney will not be monitored and/or recorded. The telephone system will terminate calls at the end of 15 minutes. The system will automatically broadcast recorded messages that the telephone call is originating at an adult correctional facility.

INMATE BANKING

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Each inmate incarcerated in the DPS&C is assigned a drawing and savings account upon entry into the HRDC at EHCC. This account is a permanent account that follows the inmate throughout his stay in the DPS&C. This is a centralized system and funds are immediately available upon deposit to inmate accounts no matter where the funds are deposited and the inmate is housed. Inmates are provided with a receipt verifying funds deposited to their accounts.

Each inmate receives a monthly statement of his accounts detailing all deposits and withdrawals in regards to his accounts. Any questions that the inmate has about his account must be addressed in writing to the EHCC Business Manager. All inquires are answered in a timely fashion.

How do I send money to an inmate?
EHCC only accepts money orders via mail for deposit to inmate accounts. Money orders must contain the following information: Inmate's name, DOC number, the remitter's name and address. Money orders not containing this information will be returned to sender. Money orders cannot be altered in any way. All funds must be sent through the mail (US Post Office, Federal Express, etc...) There will be no cash accepted via mail for deposit into an inmate's account. Cash received in the mail will be returned to the sender.

Visiting -- Family members may leave funds for deposit to inmate accounts when they are at EHCC for approved visits on weekends. Such funds may be in the form of cash or money order.

Hobbycraft -- Funds for hobbycraft purchases will not be accepted through the mail unless accompanied with a properly completed Hobbycraft Purchase form.

MAIL PROCEDURES & INMATE PROPERTY INFORMATION

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EHCC provides inmates with the basic necessities of life. This includes work shoes, rubber boots, jeans, shirts, a jacket, underwear, socks and sweatshirts. Inmates are not allowed to receive packages from their families. The facility makes accommodations for inmates to purchase tennis shoes, coats, jeans, cassette tapes, cd's and approved books through their accounts from institutional service providers. In addition, there are over 200 different food, drink and personal hygiene items available for purchase through Inmate Canteen Services.

Incoming mail must contain the inmate's name and DOC number on it. This includes magazine, newspaper subscriptions and publications. Inmates may receive standard size greeting cards through the mail. However, musical greeting cards are not allowed. In addition, do not send cash or stamps through the mail or photographs that have a hardback. These particular items will be rejected and cash will be confiscated.

Books/Publications may be received by inmates from recognizable book sources through the EHCC Mail Room. Any book/publication received in the EHCC Mail Room must be properly packaged, clearly identifying that the shipment was made from an appropriate vendor and include the inmates name, DOC number and housing assignment. Appropriate vendors are those which are clearly recognizable as a book/publication vendor (i.e. Books-a-Million, Barnes and Noble, Amazon Books, etc...)

WORK/EDUCATION PROGRAM

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EHCC offers a wide range of job opportunities to its inmate population; jobs that not only serve the institution, Department of Public Safety & Corrections (DPS&C), and surrounding community but the inmates as well by way of instilling a work ethic and, in many cases, offering job skills for the future. All able bodied inmates are required to work in the field operation for a minimum of ninety days before becoming eligible for other work. Included in the job pool of EHCC are the Kitchens, Chemical Plant and numerous Community Work Crews.

There are several educational programs at EHCC. Academically there is a literacy program; basic adult education course designed to upgrade basic reading and mathematics skills; a G.E.D. preparatory course designed to enable an inmate to receive a high school diploma; and a special needs program designed to prepare those who do not have sufficient academic training to enter into a vocational education program. The JSEP (Job Skills Educational Program) affords the inmates a chance to learn a wide variety of job skills, prepare for the GED Exam, and enhance their computer skills while working at their own pace. Vocational education programs are available in Welding, Automotive Maintenance, Carpentry, Refrigeration/Climatic Control, Cabling Electronics, and Outdoor Power Equipment.

SOCIAL SERVICES

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EHCC provides the inmate population with a comprehensive program of mental health services. Among the services available are a transitional counseling group for newly incarcerated inmates; a problem-solving group; a Veterans Support Group; an institutional adjustment group; individual counseling; HIV/AIDS counseling services, and a comprehensive prerelease program. Individual counseling components of EHCC's Mental Health Program are crisis intervention and the multifaceted Substance Abuse Program. EHCC offers a wide range of clinical services utilizing psychologist, psychiatrist, clinical social workers and substance abuse counselors.