Calcasieu Parish Correctional Center Inmate Mail

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Send an Inmate Mail in the Calcasieu Parish Correctional Center

Calcasieu Correctional Center on East Broad Street in Lake Charles is one of the two main jails run by the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office in southwest Louisiana. Personal letters are not delivered to the building. Since 2022 they have gone to a mail-scanning service, and the inmate reads a scanned copy on a secure kiosk. Scanning keeps out letters that were soaked in drugs and dried, and personal mail that shows up at the jail is returned to the sender.

Personal letters (scanned):
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID# (call 337-491-3800 for this information)
Smart Communications / Calcasieu Correctional Center
P.O. Box 9169
Seminole, FL 33775-9169

Legal mail, court papers and publications:
Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID# (call 337-491-3800 for this information)
Calcasieu Correctional Center
P.O. Box 2017
Lake Charles, LA 70602

  • Inmate ID number: Address every letter with the inmate's full name and inmate ID number. Find it on the inmate roster.
  • Return address: Your full name and mailing address go in the top left corner, or the letter will likely be destroyed.
  • Ink: Only blue or black. No colored ink, markers, crayons, lipstick or perfume, and no drawings on the envelope.
  • Postcards: Plain and pre-stamped postcards are both accepted. Photo postcards pass too, as long as nobody has tampered with them and the picture is not obscene or violent.
  • Greeting cards: They must be plain, never musical.
  • Books: New paperbacks only, shipped from a publisher or a store, and no more than three in one box. Hardcovers and violent or obscene books are refused.
  • Magazines: Staff take any issue with profanity, weapons or adult content.
  • Official papers: Letters from lawyers, courts and bail companies, plus bank statements, go to the jail's post office box, not the scanning service.
  • Money: Deposits can be made with cash or a card at the lobby kiosks, by phone, or online. A money order is mailed with a printed deposit form to the jail's deposit company, never to the jail. The most you can send that way is $300, which includes a $3 fee.
  • Packages: Items from home are generally not allowed. Goods can be ordered only through the commissary vendor.
  • After release: Former inmates can download the messages and pictures they received.

Scanned mail reaches inmates on weekdays, Monday through Friday.

TYPE OF MAIL ALLOWED FOR Calcasieu Parish Correctional Center

Emailing an Inmate in Calcasieu Parish Correctional Center

How to address your Inmate's Postcard or Envelope

Inmate's Full Name & Inmate ID# (call 337-491-3800 for this information)
Smart Communications / Calcasieu Correctional Center
P.O. Box 9169
Seminole, FL 33775-9169

  • All personal mail sent to an inmate at the Calcasieu Parish Correctional Center must include the senders name and mailing address in the top left corner of the envelope or postcard.
  • Failure to include your return address will most likely result in your mail NOT being delivered and discarded.

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