Ouachita Parish Transitional Work Program (Males) Overview
The Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections facility page lists Ouachita Parish Transitional Work Program (Males) at 4801 South Grand Street in Monroe. DPS&C gives the phone number as (318) 410-2400, fax as (318) 325-4887, mailing address as the same location, and director as Scott Smith.
OPSO describes the local Transitional Work Program, formerly Work Release, as a program operated in partnership with, and at the direction of, DPS&C. The research identifies this male TWP as a DPS&C-approved local custody program rather than a conventional state prison or the parish's ordinary new-arrest jail roster. Its population is made up of qualified non-violent sentenced offenders approved for transitional work release.
The image below comes from the official DPS&C Ouachita Parish TWP (Males) page captured in the manifest. It is paired here with the state source because lookup and custody questions for this program should account for DPS&C involvement.
The DPS&C page establishes the facility's official listing, but the local program description comes from OPSO. When the question is whether someone is currently there, use VINE or DPS&C-linked custody status first, then the facility or OPSO records for clarification.
Program Capacity and Custody Status
Official research did not locate a published capacity figure for the male Ouachita Parish Transitional Work Program. Because no sourced capacity, daily population, or demographic breakdown was captured, this page does not estimate those figures. The reliable facts are the facility type, the DPS&C listing, the OPSO partnership description, the address, the phone number, and the eligibility rules OPSO publishes for transitional work release.
The population is narrower than OCC's general jail population. Participants are sentenced offenders selected after research and approval. OPSO says eligible participants must be non-violent and must have an acceptable disciplinary record while incarcerated at prior facilities. That means a person who was just arrested in Ouachita Parish will usually be searched through OCC booking channels, while a TWP participant is more likely to appear through state custody notification or DPS&C-related channels.
How to Look Up Someone in the Transitional Work Program
Do not treat this program like an ordinary public county booking roster. OPSO's booking channels are still important for people booked into OCC, but the male TWP is a state-linked sentenced-offender program. DPS&C routes "Locate Imprisoned Person" to Louisiana VINELink, and OPSO records remain the local fallback when a custody question involves Ouachita Parish.
- Search Louisiana VINELink first for a sentenced person who may be in DPS&C custody or a local-level transitional work program.
- Use the person's full legal name and any known identifying information. If the interface offers notifications, register for custody-status updates rather than relying on one search.
- Confirm that the result points to Ouachita Parish Transitional Work Program (Males) or another DPS&C-linked location before making travel, mail, or deposit decisions.
- If VINE does not clarify the location, call the program at (318) 410-2400 or OPSO Records/Identification at (318) 324-2630 for the proper records path.
For a person who was recently arrested and has not been sentenced, start with the OPSO Bookings page or the Ouachita Sheriff App instead. For court-stage questions, use the Fourth Judicial District Court, the Ouachita Parish Clerk, or the District Attorney path. The TWP lookup path is mainly for custody location and program status, not for proving arrest charges or court dispositions.
Ouachita Parish TWP Address and Contact
DPS&C lists the male program at 4801 South Grand Street in Monroe. That is different from OCC's 4801 Highway 165 Bypass address. Because the two pages share Ouachita Parish custody context, readers can confuse them; use the South Grand Street address and the TWP phone number when the question is specifically about the male Transitional Work Program.
Ouachita Parish Transitional Work Program (Males)
4801 South Grand Street
Monroe, LA 71202
(318) 410-2400
Fax: (318) 325-4887
Director: Scott Smith
Visiting or Contacting a TWP Participant
The research did not locate a TWP-specific public visitation schedule, video provider rule, visitor approval form, or hours table for the male program. It would be misleading to copy OCC's visitation rules onto this page without a source. Use the DPS&C facility page, the TWP phone number, and OPSO records to confirm whether visits are allowed, how they are scheduled, what identification is required, and whether the participant's work schedule affects contact.
| Topic | What Is Sourced | What to Confirm |
|---|---|---|
| Program contact | DPS&C lists phone (318) 410-2400. | Current visiting or contact rules. |
| Custody notifications | DPS&C uses VINE for locating imprisoned people. | Whether notifications show this exact location. |
| Work schedule | OPSO says participants work off-site and return to custody. | Whether work hours affect visits or calls. |
Mail, Phone, and Money for the TWP
DPS&C lists the program's mailing address as the same 4801 South Grand Street location, but the research did not capture a separate male TWP mail policy, phone vendor, commissary vendor, or deposit-fee table. For that reason, this page does not assign OCC's TextBehind, GTL, ViaPath, Correct Solutions, or money-order rules to the TWP unless the facility confirms that those instructions apply to the participant.
That distinction is important. OCC uses TextBehind for non-legal mail and has specific trust-account channels, but a sentenced offender in a transitional work program may have program-specific restrictions tied to work, restitution, fines, family support, and incarceration costs. Call the TWP or OPSO Records before sending mail, funds, books, or personal property.
| Service | Provider / Detail |
|---|---|
| Mail address | 4801 South Grand Street, Monroe, LA 71202, per DPS&C listing. Confirm formatting with the program. |
| Phone or video | No TWP-specific vendor was captured in the official research. |
| Money or costs | OPSO says participants earn money and pay incarceration costs, support obligations, restitution, and fines. Deposit method not captured. |
Selection, Testing, and Work Release Rules
Admission to the TWP is not the same as street-arrest booking at OCC. OPSO says eligible offenders are selected after research and approval, must be non-violent, and must have an acceptable disciplinary record while incarcerated at prior facilities. Participants work for local employers, earn money, and return to custody after work. OPSO says commissioned deputies transport workers to and from job sites.
OPSO also describes zero tolerance for alcohol and drug use in the program. The research records daily drug and alcohol testing and monthly random testing. Those compliance rules are central to program status. A participant's custody result, work eligibility, or movement back to a more restrictive setting may not be visible in a county booking summary, so confirm program status directly when the matter is time-sensitive.
Employer Program Details
The OPSO Transitional Work Program page gives unusually concrete employer information. It says employers may benefit from a six-month, $5,000 free no-deductible Fidelity Bond. It also describes the Work Opportunity Tax Credit, with a credit up to $2,400 for qualifying employers after more than 400 work hours in a calendar year. Those items support the program's reentry purpose, but they do not replace custody verification through VINE, DPS&C, or OPSO.
The image below comes from the OPSO Transitional Work Program page captured in the manifest. It is included because OPSO is the local operator partner and publishes the eligibility, employer, testing, and PREA details for the work-release program.
The OPSO source helps explain how the program works locally: participants remain under custody rules while working in the community, and the program is built around sentence service, employment, costs, support obligations, and reentry.
About Ouachita Parish Transitional Work Program (Males)
The male TWP sits between ordinary jail custody and community reentry. DPS&C describes statewide reentry and transitional work programs as part of a broader process that includes assessment, classification, job skills, education, substance-abuse programming, and preparation for release. OPSO's local page adds that selected offenders work off-site for local employers, earn money while serving sentences, and help pay costs tied to incarceration, family support, restitution, and fines.
OPSO also publishes PREA reporting information. The office states it has zero tolerance for sexual violence, sexual harassment, and sexual misconduct involving staff and people in custody. Reports may go to the OPSO PREA Coordinator at (318) 324-2700 or OPSO Criminal Investigations Division at (318) 324-2650. For immediate custody or safety concerns, use the responsible agency contact rather than a public web search result.
Note: Confirm location, contact rules, and program status with VINE, DPS&C, the TWP office, or OPSO before acting on a search result.