Find Transitional Work Program Inmates

TWP Custody Overview

The West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office Transitional Work Program page describes a separate facility from the main detention center. The Louisiana DPS&C parish directory also lists West Feliciana Parish TWP as a local jail program. The research characterizes it as a work-release or transitional custody setting for eligible sentenced offenders, not as the standard booking point for every new West Feliciana Parish arrest.

This distinction matters for searches. A new arrestee is usually checked through WFPSO Jail Bookings and LAVNS. A sentenced person assigned to a local program may require confirmation with the TWP, VINELink, or the DOC phone locator. A state prisoner at Louisiana State Penitentiary is searched through Louisiana DPS&C and VINELink, not through the TWP office.

WFPSO and DOC sources list slightly different physical street numbers for the same West Feliciana Parkway facility area. WFPSO lists 9942 West Feliciana Parkway, while the DOC directory lists 9943 West Feliciana Parkway. Verify the entrance and address before travel, especially for Sunday visitation or approved business with the warden's office.

The image below is from the official WFPSO Transitional Work Program page.

That source supplies the facility's office hours, phone numbers, visitor limits, mail rules, commissary channel, and program list.

TWP Address and Contact

The TWP posts weekday office hours and separate phone contacts. The main TWP number is the best starting point for a facility-specific question. The warden's office number may be needed for approvals, administrative routing, or questions that the main line cannot resolve. The DOC directory identifies Regional Warden Chad Menzina for the listed TWP facility.

TWP Inmate Lookup

A West Feliciana Parish TWP search should start by deciding whether the person is in parish jail custody, transitional work custody, or state prison custody. The TWP is not the same as the WFPSO recent booking list for new arrests. It also is not Louisiana State Penitentiary. When a person has moved after sentencing, the Louisiana VINELink person search and the DOC automated phone locator at (225) 383-4580 can help confirm a facility assignment.

1. Check WFPSO Jail Bookings and LAVNS if the person was recently arrested in West Feliciana Parish.
2. Call the TWP at (225) 635-3807 if the person is believed to be assigned to the work program.
3. Use VINELink or the DOC phone locator when the person is in sentenced DPS&C custody.
4. Confirm the facility before sending money, planning a visit, or mailing letters.

The DOC phone locator requires the person's name plus date of birth or DPS&C number. If the sentence is recent, DOC may not have final release information until sentencing paperwork is processed. LAVINE can also provide status notifications for adult inmates in parish jails and state prisons.

TWP Visitation Rules

WFPSO publishes a specific visitation window for the West Feliciana Parish Transitional Work Program: Sundays from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Visitors are limited to identification only. Purses, bags, cell phones, electronic devices, food, and weapons are barred. All visitors are subject to search. These rules are more detailed than the published detention center video visit information, so do not apply them to the jail or Angola without checking the other facility's rules.

The dress code bars halter tops, tank tops, see-through clothing, low-cut garments, exposed torso, mini-skirts, sundresses, camouflage, and seductive clothing. Shorts and skirts must reach mid-thigh. A visitor turned away for dress or property rules may miss the only weekly visit window, so confirm rules before leaving for the West Feliciana Parkway facility.

TWP Mail and Money

TWP mail is limited to letters unless the warden approves an item or package. Food may not be mailed, delivered, or brought to the facility. The mailing address is a post office box in St. Francisville, and the envelope should include the offender's name and the facility name. The TWP money channel differs from the detention center's CorrectPay and Correct Commissary setup.

Do not send money until the person's assignment is confirmed. A person in the detention center, TWP, and Angola may have different financial vendors and different account rules. Wrong-vendor deposits can be hard to unwind and may not help the person you meant to support.

TWP Programs

The West Feliciana Parish TWP has the strongest local program list in the research file. WFPSO lists weekly classes and services that fit the work-release and transition purpose of the facility. These programs distinguish TWP custody from a basic intake jail setting and from a maximum-security prison setting.

• Parenting
• Thinking for a Change
• Living in Balance
• Cage Your Rage
• Substance Abuse
• Library Services, Access to Legal Books, and Religious Programs

Program access can depend on custody status, schedule, classification, staffing, and facility needs. The published list should be read as an official program menu, not a promise that every assigned person can attend every class each week.

TWP Population Notes

WFPSO did not publish a facility-specific TWP capacity in the reviewed source. Vera's parish profile reports a combined capacity of 5,423 people across Angola, the West Feliciana Detention Center, and West Feliciana Work Release. That combined number should not be treated as the TWP's capacity because it includes the state penitentiary and the local detention center.

For a specific person's status, use custody verification rather than capacity figures. A work program assignment may change with sentence status, rule compliance, job placement, medical needs, classification, or transfer decisions by local officials and Louisiana DPS&C.

TWP Records Access

Public access to West Feliciana Parish TWP information follows the same broad Louisiana public-records framework as other local records, but custody records have limits. R.S. 44:31 creates a general right to inspect and copy public records, while R.S. 44:3 protects certain law-enforcement and prosecutive records. DPS&C prison records are narrower because state prison records are confidential under rules cited by DOC.

For a TWP record request, be specific. Provide the person's full name, date of birth if known, approximate assignment date, and the record sought. For court charges, use the West Feliciana Parish Clerk of Court path. For local background checks, WFPSO handles in-person checks at the public counter and limits them to West Feliciana Parish records.