The Jefferson Parish Correctional Center (JPCC) allows its inmates to receive
mail. To send mail to an inmate,
please include the name of the inmate at the time of incarceration, the inmates
CCN#, the dorm number and the cell or bed number (if known) on the envelope. You may obtain this information by
calling (504) 368-5360.
All mail should go to:
JPCC Inmate Housing Area
P.O. Box 388
Gretna, LA 70053
EXAMPLE:
Inmate's Name / CCN #
JPCC Inmate Housing Area
P.O. Box 388
Gretna, LA 70053
WARNING! All mail received by the
Correctional
Center is opened by JPSO Correctional
employees in order to search for “contraband”.
Any item that violates Correctional
Center “contraband” rules is subject to
seizure, and will be disposed of.
Inmates housed in the Correctional
Center are not allowed to receive mail from
other inmates (whether in Jefferson
Parish Correctional
Center or any another penal institution),
commissary items, tobacco, blank stationary, stamps, envelopes, etc. All items
received through the mail that are not allowed will be disposed of.
Inmates may receive pictures; however the pictures cannot be taken with a
Polaroid Instant Camera, and cannot contain provocative or lewd images. Pictures
that are not allowed will be disposed of.
Inmates may receive paperback books and approved magazines. Books and
periodicals must be purchased and shipped from either a published or bookstore.
No newspapers or newsprint media are allowed, as the items create a serious fire
hazard to the facility. Inmates are allowed to receive a maximum of 4 books.