USP Pollock, LA Inmate Roster

USP Pollock is a high-security United States Penitentiary with an adjacent minimum security satellite camp.

It currently houses an all-male population of 1198 total inmates. The vast majority of those inmates live in the penitentiary itself, with 1105 in the penitentiary and only 93 residing in the neighboring minimum-security camp.

The penitentiary is located on Airbase Road in Pollock, Grant County, Louisiana. It is part of the Western Louisiana Judicial District and the South Central Board of Prisons Region.

While it is divided primarily into a penitentiary and adjacent prison camp, USP Pollock is actually comprised of three institutions. Those institutions are the United States Penitentiary, the Federal Prison Camp, and the Federal Correction Institution.

Inmates first arriving at USP Pollock will be put through an Admission and Orientation Program. Here, they will learn the rights and responsibilities of each prisoner, as well as the rules regarding behavior inside the prison.

Both the USP and FCI portions of the penitentiary consist of three 512-bed housing units, which operate with a fully functional unit management system, like in other penitentiaries across the country.

Upon arrival at the penitentiary, inmates will have their belongings collects, fingerprints taken, and photographs taken. Officers will also perform a visual search, secure any monetary instruments inmates may have, and provide an identification card.

Facility Address And General Contact Information

1000 AIRBASE ROAD
POLLOCK, LA  71467
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 318-561-5300
Fax: 318-561-5391

The Federal Correction Institution Pollock is also present at this Federal Correctional Complex, so ensure that your correspondence is addressed clearly and correctly.

Visitation Hours

At USP facilities, the inmate social visits occur on Saturday, Sunday, and Federal Holidays from 8 am to 3 pm. At all locations and institutions, visitors are only processed until 2 pm. In preparation for the 10 am inmate count, inmates will not be called to the visiting room from 930am until the count is finished.

Note: All visitation to this facility has been suspended until further notice, due to the ongoing pandemic.

Visitation Rules And Process

To initially begin visiting an inmate, a visitor must go through a process of being approved and prepared, and the inmate must have them already named on their list of social visitors. Once visitors are approved, they can prepare for the visit using guidelines available from the BOP regarding the procedure and can begin to plan their visit.

Sending Mail To An Inmate

The Federal Bureau of Prisons strongly encourages inmates to keep up written correspondence with family and friends, and even community contacts while in custody. An inmate’s written correspondence is categorized as either general mail or special mail.

General correspondence is used for most mail. General correspondence is all opened and inspected for contraband by staff before it is given to the inmate. Contraband is anything that might threaten the security or order of the prison, or as defined by the appropriate official.

Special mail is marked as such, is incoming mail that is only permitted to be opened in the presence of the inmate to which it is addressed. Once it is opened it will still be inspected for contraband, and any enclosures will be investigated to see if they qualify for special mail protection as well.

To send an inmate mail, you will need to know if they are an inmate at the USP or the Camp, as they have different mailing addresses. If you are unsure, this information should be able to be found through the Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.

To send mail to an inmate at the USP, the following format should be used:

INMATE NAME & REGISTER NUMBER
USP POLLOCK
U.S. PENITENTIARY
P.O. BOX 2099
POLLOCK, LA  71467

To send mail to an inmate at the minimum security satellite camp, the following format should be used:

INMATE NAME & REGISTER NUMBER
USP POLLOCK
U.S. PENITENTIARY
SATELLITE CAMP
P.O. BOX 2099
POLLOCK, LA  71467

To send the facility staff mail or parcels via USPS, it should be addressed in the following manner:

STAFF NAME
USP POLLOCK
U.S. PENITENTIARY
1000 AIRBASE RD
POLLOCK, LA  71467

To ship freight or parcels that are not being shipped via USPS, it should be addressed to:

STAFF NAME
USP POLLOCK
U.S. PENITENTIARY
ATTN: WAREHOUSE
1000 AIRBASE RD, ADMIN BLDG
POLLOCK, LA  71467

Money should not be sent to an inmate in this manner. All funds sent through the mail, that are intended to be put on an inmate’s books, need to be addressed to the processing facility in Des Moines, IA. This is a federal policy and applies to all federally incarcerated inmates regardless of their location.

Inmates are not permitted to receive any packages at all without first obtaining written approval from the unit team heading the inmate’s unit, or other authorized staff member. Packages can only contain clothing in anticipation of their release, or authorized medical devices.

Inmates are free to subscribe to commercial publications from their community. They are permitted to subscribe and receive them without any prior approval so long as the material does not qualify as contraband and does not interfere with the security, discipline, or order of the facility. This applies to magazines, as well as hardcover and paperback books shipped directly from the publisher.

Inmate Search

Since the USP Pollock is a federal facility, all inmate searching is done through the Bureau of Prisons website. Any inmate incarcerated in a federal facility beginning in 1982 onward will be able to be located using this utility.

The Bureau of Prisons inmate locator allows you to query by number or name. Using the name as a search criterion will require at least a last name, and it can be narrowed by middle name, last name, as well as age, sex, and race. This system can also be used to locate inmates via INS Number, FBI Number, DCDC Number, or BOP Register Number.

The BOP advises that due to the ongoing review and recalculation of sentences due to Good Conduct Time application, the release date and possibly location information may not always show the most current data. Users are advised to check back occasionally to keep apprised of the latest updates.

Since the Federal Corrections Complex at Pollock has both a United Stated Penitentiary as well as a Federal Correctional Insitute, so pay close attention when making an inquiry into the system. Take note of which facility at Pollock the inmate is incarcerated in.

Inmate Communication

Telephone Calls

Inmates are allowed telephone privileges to help them maintain relationships and community ties with family and friends. Inmates are not permitted to use third-party calling applications or other arrangements to ensure that the communication privileges are not abused or used for inappropriate or prohibited purposes.

Inmates will generally pay for the calls with money that has been put on their account, though in some circumstances collect calls may be made so the receiver pays. There are limitations on time and frequency, as well as access times, to make sure the telephone privileges adhere to the correctional management policies. All calls are monitored, though unmonitored calls with attorneys are permitted in some situations.

Email

Digital communication has become a cornerstone of our daily life in the US. Since the Bureau of Prisons makes significant efforts to help inmates communicate with their families in the hopes of reduced recidivism, inmates now have access to an electronic messaging system.

The Trust Fund Limited Inmate Computer System, or TRULINCS, is an application that provides digital messaging capabilities between inmates and the public through a secure system. If the inmate has an eventual release date scheduled, maintaining familial relationships and communication can significantly raise the chances of the inmate’s successful reintegration into life after incarceration. This in turn reduces the incidence of reoffending.

There are restrictions in the system, and each inmate must be approved to use it. Any person that the inmate wishes to communicate with must provide their permission for them to do so. The TRULINCS system is isolated, and the inmates using it for communication do not have access to the open internet. Messages sent through the TRULINCS system are text-only, limited to 13,000 characters, and cannot contain attachments. This lets an inmate send approximately two pages of typed text per message.

Sending Money To An Inmate

According to the Bureau of Prisons, one of the best things that friends and family can do for an inmate is to send them money to put on their account. This allows them to make phone calls and buy items in the commissary. While many basic hygiene items are provided on an allowance basis and the inmate is provided three meals per day, being able to obtain additional luxury items can make their incarceration less difficult, and give them something to look forward to.

There are three ways to send money to an inmate in a Bureau of Prisons facility. Money can be sent electronically via MoneyGram and Western Union, as well as physically mailed with the USPS. Details on these methods are below.

MoneyGram – Electronic

The MoneyGram ExpressPayment Program can be used to deposit money directly into an inmate’s commissary account. The transfers are processed seven days per week, even on holidays. Any funds sent between 7am and 9pm Eastern Standard Time are generally posted in 2 to 4 hours, while funds sent after 9pm will be processed the next morning.

To send money to a BOP inmate, you wl need the account number, which is the inmate’s eight-digit register number, followed immediately by the last name. An example would be 12420247CHONG. The company name is the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the city & state is Washington, DC. The receive code is always 7932, and the beneficiary is the inmate’s full committed name.

Money can be sent from MoneyGram’s website, as well as any nearby physical MoneyGram location. Online you can pay with a Visa or MasterCard credit card, while at a physical location you will need to use cash.

Western Union – Electronic

You can use any Western Union location to send funds, using their Quick Collect Program, to a BOP inmate in a federal facility. The funds sent are deposited directly into the inmate’s commissary account, and are available within 2 to 4 hours if sent between 7am and 9pm Eastern Standard Time. If funds are sent after 9pm, they will post the following morning. Transactions are processed seven days per week, including all holidays.

The process to send funds is relatively simple. To start, you will need the inmate’s eight-digit register number, followed by their last name, 12420247CHONG for example. The attention line should contain the inmate’s full committed name, and the code city should always be FBOP, DC.

Funds can be sent in person at any Western Union location and must be paid in cash. You can also use their phone service to send funds, as well as their online application. For the online application, a credit or debit card can be used.

United States Postal Service – Mail

Inmates can receive funds while incarcerated at a BOP facility, which are then deposited directly into their commissary accounts. If you would like to send inmate funds this way, it must be through the United States Postal Service.

The only accepted form of payment for adding funds through the mail is with a money order. Personal checks and cash are not accepted, and any other goods or items sent with the funds for delivery to the inmate will be disposed of.

To send funds via USPS, you must address it to:

Federal Bureau of Prisons
[INMATE FULL COMMITTED NAME]
[INMATE EIGHT DIGIT REGISTER NUMBER]
Post Office Box 474701
Des Moines, Iowa 50947-0001

Your name and a valid return address must appear on the upper left-hand side of the envelope, in case the funds cannot be added to the account. Be sure you have added adequate postage to ensure delivery.

Commissary

Inmates can purchase any number of goods as a privilege from the commissary. The profits from the commissary go to the inmate trust fund and TRULINCS system to offset operating costs.

Inmate Programs

Psychological Help

In addition to the inmates’ initial intake screening within their first two weeks in the facility, there are other avenues for the inmates to get help with their mental health. USP Pollock ensures there are psychologists available for individual psychotherapy when needed as well as having crisis intervention available.

Inmates also have the option to participate in group therapy, individual therapy, personal development groups, and many others based on individual needs.

For inmates that are looking for more than the one-on-one counseling that is available, they can also participate in the Challenge Program, which is a unit-based treatment program that focuses on the importance of pro-social values and maintaining a crime-free lifestyle.

Substance Abuse Support

While USP Pollock does not have a Residential Drug Abuse Program (RDAP), they do offer a Drug Education Class and the Non-Residential Drug Abuse Program (NR-DAP).

Educational Programs

There are several educational programs available for inmates to take advantage of. There are English as a Second Language, GED, and literacy programs. Inmates can also take parenting and Adult Continuing Education (ACE) courses. Any inmates that are interested in the ACE courses can sign up for any of the classes that are offered throughout the year on a rotating schedule.

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