Transitional Work Program Overview
The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections lists the Plaquemines Parish Transitional Work Program at 16801 Highway 15, Braithwaite, LA 70040. The DOC rehabilitative services catalog also identifies the program, Director Chad Breland, the same address, and additional phone numbers. The program is a work-release or transitional custody placement, not a separate BOP prison and not an ICE facility.
That status changes how lookup should be explained. A person may be visible on the local LAVNS roster if the person is locally booked or held in the jail. A sentenced state-custody participant may require VINELink or DOC channels. A program participant's rules for movement, work release, mail, visits, and money may also be shaped by DOC program restrictions as well as host facility rules.
The DOC Plaquemines Parish Transitional Work Program page confirms the program's separate state directory listing.
The separate DOC listing is why the work program receives its own facility page, even though it is tied to the same local jail corridor.
Program Custody Population
No separate official capacity or current population count was located for the Plaquemines Parish Transitional Work Program. The facility is colocated or closely tied to the larger Plaquemines jail complex, which PPSO describes as an 800-bed correctional center. Because DOC lists the TWP independently, the correct statement is that it serves eligible transitional work or work-release participants rather than ordinary pretrial jail detainees.
Look Up TWP Participants
Lookup depends on legal status. Use the Plaquemines LAVNS roster when the person is locally booked or held in the parish jail. Use VINELink Louisiana for Louisiana custody search and notification. For DOC phone locator help, DOC materials state that callers need a DPS&C number or the person's name and date of birth.
- Check the Plaquemines LAVNS roster for local jail custody.
- If the person is sentenced or assigned by DOC, search VINELink Louisiana.
- Call the TWP number if placement, visits, mail, or work-release movement must be confirmed.
- Use BOP or ICE only if federal or immigration custody is the actual custody system.
The Louisiana DPS&C facility directory shows how the TWP fits among statewide prisons, local facilities, and other DOC locations.
State directory context helps separate a DOC work-release program from the ordinary parish jail roster.
TWP Address and Phones
Use the program and DOC-listed phone numbers for placement-specific questions. The main jail booking desk may help with local jail custody, but it may not answer program eligibility or DOC classification questions.
Plaquemines Parish Transitional Work Program
16801 Highway 15
Braithwaite, LA 70040
504-934-6788
DOC location page phone
DOC Catalog Contact
Director Chad Breland
16801 Highway 15
Braithwaite, LA 70040
504-756-0229 or 504-329-3022
Visiting TWP Participants
No public TWP visiting schedule was located in the official sources reviewed. Because work-release participants may have job movement, program restrictions, and host-facility rules, visits should be confirmed directly with the TWP or DOC-listed contact before travel. Do not use the parish jail's general visitor assumptions for a program participant without confirmation.
| Visit Type | Published Schedule | What to Do |
|---|---|---|
| TWP public visit | Not published | Call 504-934-6788 before travel. |
| DOC/program visit | Not published locally | Ask whether DOC approval or scheduling applies. |
| Jail complex access | No outside visitors warning on PPSO page | Confirm whether the warning affects the participant. |
TWP Mail and Money
Mail and money rules may follow the host jail, DOC custody rules, or program-specific instructions. Official local TWP mail and deposit rules were not published in the sources reviewed. DOC materials say people in prison can receive regular mail, secure phone communication, and secure electronic communication. DOC money channels include MoneyGram, JPay web, JPay kiosks, mail to JPay, and phone payments through JPay, but those channels should be confirmed for a TWP participant before funds are sent.
| Service | Best Confirmed Channel |
|---|---|
| Call TWP before using jail or DOC mail format. | |
| Money | Ask whether DOC JPay rules or local jail rules apply. |
| Phone or electronic contact | Confirm program permissions and vendor rules. |
Work Release Admission
Louisiana R.S. 15:1111 authorizes DOC work-release programs and lets DOC arrange or contract for facilities, including parish jail space, for people employed in the area. DOC reentry materials say imprisoned people are generally eligible for transitional work up to four years before discharge unless offense or time-served limits apply. Some people may be limited to the last six or twelve months, depending on offense and time served.
Program access is not the same as bond, release, or a public application at the jail window. Requests for programs go through Classification in state facilities or program coordinators at local facilities. Employment, security, victim-safety, offense type, time remaining, disciplinary history, and program space can all matter.
TWP vs Parish Jail
The parish jail roster covers local custody and current jail rows. The TWP is a reentry placement for eligible people under work-release or transitional custody rules. A participant may still be tied to the jail complex, but the reason for custody is different from a new local arrest waiting for first appearance.
| Parish Jail | Transitional Work Program | |
|---|---|---|
| Main Use | Booking, pretrial, local sentence, holds | Work release and reentry custody |
| Lookup | LAVNS roster first | LAVNS or VINELink depending on status |
| Questions | Booking desk or Main Control | TWP or DOC-listed contacts |
| Program Rule | Jail classification and court status | DOC eligibility and program coordinator approval |
Note: Confirm the participant's current custody system before sending mail, money, or traveling to the Highway 15 complex.
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