Locate Lafourche Parish Transitional Work Program Inmates

TWP Inmate Overview

Lafourche Parish Transitional Work Program, often called TWP, is operated by the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office in Raceland through an agreement with the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. It is not the parish arrest-booking jail. LPSO describes it as a nationally accredited American Correctional Association program for soon-to-be-released inmates who can earn wages, work in the community, and prepare for release.

The distinction is practical. A person arrested by LPSO, Thibodaux Police, Lockport Police, Golden Meadow Police, Port Fourchon Harbor Police, Louisiana State Police, or another agency is usually booked through Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex. A TWP participant has already moved into a screened work-release setting. Searchers should expect more overlap with DOC status, dorm assignments, and program rules than with street-arrest intake.

This official program image comes from LPSO Transitional Work Program eligibility information.

That source frames the Raceland facility around DOC screening, model-prisoner conduct, sentence factors, and reentry work rather than ordinary arrest intake.

TWP Custody Capacity

The sourced capacity figure for Lafourche Parish Transitional Work Program comes from the 2021 Louisiana RTC table, which lists Lafourche Contract TWP capacity as 174. The research did not locate a current LPSO-posted capacity on the public TWP pages. Because the program is tied to DOC agreement and work release, the capacity figure should be presented as a 2021 state table figure, not as a live bed count.

Current roster data can include TWP cell-block and dorm options, but the public roster count is not a clean TWP population report. The Lafourche Parish roster inspected on June 16, 2026 returned 759 total public records across the live custody system. That number may include LPCC, TWP, holds, sentences, and other local configuration. For TWP specifically, the reliable page-level number is the 174 capacity line from the 2021 state table.

TWP Inmate Search

A Lafourche Parish Transitional Work Program custody search may require two channels. Start with the LPSO inmate roster because the local jail-management system can show TWP dorm or cell-block rows. Then use the Louisiana DPS&C offender information route if the person is a sentenced DOC inmate whose state custody or supervision status is the main issue. VINELink Louisiana is also useful for custody-status notifications.

1. Search the LPSO inmate roster by name and review cell block or dorm information for TWP indicators.
2. Read hold reasons for sentence, DOC, probation, parole, or added hold language.
3. Use the Louisiana DPS&C offender information channel when the person has moved into state custody or DOC supervision.
4. Call TWP for facility-specific confirmation before traveling, bringing items, or relying on a dorm schedule.

The search path is different from a new arrest search. If the person was arrested today, LPCC and the current jail roster are the first stop. If the person was sentenced and placed in work release, the TWP, DOC locator, and VINE channels may be more useful than a booking-date search.

TWP Facility Contact

LPSO lists the Transitional Work Program at the Raceland address in the facility contact card. The Louisiana DOC Lafourche page also names the Lafourche Parish TWP and adds a fax number and director detail. For public-facing use, the LPSO facility phone is the most direct contact for visitation, approved items, and program-specific custody questions.

The DOC Lafourche cross-reference is useful because the work program exists through DOC agreement, but it should not be confused with a full Louisiana state prison located in Lafourche Parish. No state prison, BOP prison, or ICE detention center was identified inside Lafourche Parish.

TWP Inmate Eligibility

LPSO states that TWP candidates must meet stringent guidelines and be model prisoners. Eligibility is determined by Louisiana DPS&C, and DOC interviews eligible inmates before screening them for final decision. Wardens of local jails can recommend eligible DOC inmates for screening, but recommendation is not the same as acceptance into the program.

The listed factors include time of conviction, sentence length, and conduct record. In plain terms, TWP is a privilege-based bridge between secure custody and release. It is meant for people who can work, follow program rules, and move toward reentry under supervision. A person with a pending new arrest, unresolved violent conduct issue, disciplinary problem, or classification bar may not fit the same path, although the public research does not publish a complete exclusion list.

DOC

Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, the state agency tied to sentenced custody and TWP screening.

Work release

A custody program that allows approved inmates to work in the community while still housed under correctional supervision.

Model prisoner

LPSO's term for the conduct level expected before a person is considered for the program.

Reentry

Services and work meant to prepare a person for release back into the community.

TWP Inmate Visits

TWP visitation is more specific than the LPCC public schedule. LPSO states that Lafourche Parish Transitional Work Program visitation occurs twice monthly on Sundays from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., according to a dormitory schedule. The dorm schedule matters because visitors should not assume every participant has the same Sunday window. Call TWP before travel if the dorm, approval status, or item permission is unclear.

Items brought to TWP are controlled by written approval. The inmate must request approval for any items to be brought in, and only approved items may enter. LPSO examples include clothing, shoes, and hygiene items. The public source does not publish a full item catalog, package exception, or fee schedule, so visitors should not bring extra property unless the program approved it in writing.

This source image is from the LPSO TWP visitation page.

The screenshot reinforces the two main visit limits for TWP: the dorm schedule controls timing, and item approval must be requested before the visit.

TWP Mail and Money

Lafourche Parish Transitional Work Program sits in the same broader LPSO corrections environment as LPCC, including commissary links through Tiger Commissary. No separate TWP-only phone provider rate sheet, mail scanning rule, or commissary fee table was located in the official public sources. Because TWP is a program facility, the safest practice is to confirm mail format, money method, and property rules directly with the Raceland facility before sending funds or items.

Do not treat commissary or deposits as proof of current TWP custody. A participant may be transferred, released, or moved under DOC supervision, so confirm status with the roster, DOC channel, or facility phone before sending money.

TWP Booking Difference

Lafourche Parish Transitional Work Program does not function as the parish's ordinary street-arrest booking site. New arrests are processed through Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex, where booking records, property inventory, charges, bond entries, and first custody placement begin. TWP intake is a program placement after DOC screening and approval. That difference affects records, visit expectations, and search results.

For a new arrest, search the LPSO roster by name and arrest date, then call LPCC if the row is missing or release may have occurred. For a sentenced person approaching release, search by name through the local roster and state DOC information route, then use TWP contact details for dorm schedule and visit rules. If a family member hears "Raceland work program," that usually points to reentry placement, not a fresh booking event.

TWP Reentry Custody

LPSO describes the Transitional Work Program as a route for approved inmates to earn wages and prepare for release. Work examples include shipyards, offshore work, sanitation jobs, and skill-matched openings when possible. The program also names GED preparation and testing, bible study, alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs, and offshore safety classes. Those details are more specific than generic reentry language and show how the Raceland facility ties custody to local labor needs.

The corrections research also notes that TWP inmate workers prepare meals for Meals on Wheels and for inmates and staff. That gives the facility a local service role in addition to its work-release purpose. The public research did not locate current inspection scores, grievance steps, or a full program calendar, so the page should not invent those details. PREA information is linked from the LPSO corrections pages and applies as a correctional policy resource.

TWP and DOC Records

Because TWP exists under an LPSO and Louisiana DPS&C agreement, state records can be relevant even though the facility is locally operated. The DOC Lafourche page lists Lafourche Parish TWP in Raceland and identifies the program in the state local-facility context. The same DOC page also carries an older Lafourche Parish Detention Center label for a jail address that conflicts with LPSO's current LPCC page. Use LPSO for the current parish jail identity, and use DOC for state custody or TWP cross-reference.

Federal and immigration custody are separate. No BOP prison or ICE detention center was located in Lafourche Parish. If a roster row shows a federal or immigration-related hold, it is an agency-hold clue, not proof that the person is housed in a federal facility in the parish. For federal sentenced inmates, use the BOP locator. For immigration detention, use ICE ODLS. For TWP, the best chain is local roster, DOC offender information, VINELink, and the Raceland facility phone.