Department Regulation OP-C-9: Offender Visitation (Louisiana DPS&C)

The statewide visitation regulation for Louisiana state correctional facilities, Department Regulation No. OP-C-9, dated 20 June 2023 and issued under La. R.S. 36:404. Its stated purpose is to establish the protocol through which offenders may receive visits from people outside the Department in order to preserve family ties and relationships in the community while maintaining safe, secure and orderly operation of the institution. It applies to the Deputy Secretary, Chief of Operations, Communications Director, and regional wardens and wardens, each of whom must ensure matching unit written procedures are in place, and it cross-references related regulations including OP-C-10 Attorney Visits and OP-A-10 Searches of Visitors.