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LA Rev Stat § 15:824.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§824.1. Deputy marshals, town of Jackson; Department of Corrections to provide funds

RS 824.1 - Deputy marshals, town of Jackson; Department of Corrections to provide funds  The Department of Corrections, out of its appropriated funds, shall annually allocate fifteen thousand dollars to the governing authority of the town of Jackson, for use solely to provide funds for the employment of two additional deputy marshals to provide extra law enforcement in and around the town of Jackson made necessary by reason of the location of Dixon Correctional Institute.  Added by Acts 1978, No. 698, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 15:824.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§824.2. Programs to Reduce Recidivism Fund

RS 824.2 - Programs to Reduce Recidivism Fund  A. The Programs to Reduce Recidivism Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "fund", is hereby created in the state treasury. Interest earned on the investment of monies in the fund shall be deposited in and credited to the fund. Unexpended and unencumbered monies in the fund at the close of each fiscal year shall remain in the fund. Monies in the fund shall be appropriated, administered, and used solely and exclusively for the purposes provided by this Section.  B. The fund shall be comprised of all monies appropriated, donated, or otherwise made available to provide funding for the purposes set forth in the provisions of this Section. Any funds realized from a reduction in the amount of time a person convicted of a crime of violence is required to serve prior to being eligible for parole consideration as provided for in R.S. 15:574.4(B) shall also be appropriated to the fund. All of such monies required to be deposited in the state treasury in accordance with Article VII, Section 9(A) of the Constitution of Louisiana shall be deposited in the fund after first meeting the requirements of Article VII, Section 9(B) of the Constitution of Louisiana relative to the Bond Security and Redemption Fund.  C. Monies in the fund shall be appropriated and used for the following purposes:  (1) To defray the operational expenses of probation and parole and reentry initiatives.  (2) To assist in establishing and reimbursing the operational expenses of local corrections rehabilitative programs that do the following:  (a) Provide inmates housed in local facilities with fundamental resources in the areas of employment, life skills training, and job placement.  (b) Provide the inmates with access to as many support services as possible to appreciably increase the likelihood of successful reentry into society and to reduce recidivism.  D. The fund shall be administered by the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Criminal Justice and the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, hereinafter referred to as "the administrators". Monies in the fund shall be distributed to probation and parole, reentry initiatives, and local prison facilities through a grant program established by the administrators. The administrators shall allocate funds as necessary for the purposes provided in Subsection C of this Section. The administrators shall promulgate such rules, regulations, and procedures as are necessary in administering the provisions of this Section.  Acts 2016, No. 509, §4.
LA Rev Stat § 15:825 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§825. Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 5, §1.

RS 825 - Repealed by Acts 2014, No. 5, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 15:825.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§825.1. Appointment of ex-officio notaries at state correctional institutions; scope of powers

RS 825.1 - Appointment of ex-officio notaries at state correctional institutions; scope of powers  A. The secretary of corrections may designate, at each unit under the jurisdiction of the department, employees of the department to serve as ex-officio notaries public. All acts performed by such ex-officio notaries public as authorized herein shall be performed without charge or other compensation.  B. Appointees under this provision may take acknowledgements, administer oaths, and perform any other duty which notaries public are authorized by law to perform, provided that the authority of appointees under this provision is limited to acts and instruments to which the department of corrections or the secretary of corrections is a party, and to the administration of oaths, affidavits, and other documents concerning any matter in which the department of corrections has an interest.  C. The secretary of corrections may suspend or terminate any appointment made pursuant to this Section at any time. Separation from the employ of the department of corrections shall automatically terminate any authority granted pursuant to this Section.  D. The department of corrections shall pay the costs of notarial seals and bonds, if required, for ex-officio notaries public appointed pursuant to this Section.  Added by Acts 1978, No. 522, §1, eff. July 12, 1978.
LA Rev Stat § 15:825.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§825.2. Special agents; appointment; carrying weapons

RS 825.2 - Special agents; appointment; carrying weapons  A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall be authorized at his discretion to appoint special agents. These agents shall be appointed from employees who have attained the rank of sergeant or Probation and Parole Officer 1, and may carry weapons exposed or concealed while in the performance of their duties in the same manner as law enforcement officers.  B. The secretary shall formulate and adopt appropriate rules and regulations governing the qualifications and duties of special agents.  Added by Acts 1978, No. 176, §1; Acts 2010, No. 344, §1; Acts 2018, No. 540, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 15:825.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§825.3. Criminal history review

RS 825.3 - Criminal history review  No operator, staff person, or employee of a juvenile detention, correction, or treatment facility shall be hired by the department until such person has submitted his fingerprints to the Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information so that it may be determined whether or not such person has been convicted of or has pled nolo contendere to a crime listed in R.S. 15:587.1(C). If it is determined that such person has such a conviction or has entered a plea of nolo contendere to a crime listed in R.S. 15:587.1(C), that person shall not be hired.  Acts 1986, No. 760, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1987; Acts 1989, No. 14, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 15:826 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§826. Services performed by department

RS 826 - Services performed by department A. The department shall furnish a staff for the committee on parole, and if such personnel are available, upon the request of any court of this state having criminal jurisdiction shall furnish probation and parole services for such court. B. Upon the request of the appropriate parochial or municipal authority, the department shall perform the following services: (1) It shall provide consultation services with respect to the design, construction, programs and administration of detention and correctional facilities for adults operated by parishes and municipalities; (2) It shall make studies and surveys of the programs and administration of such detention and correctional facilities; (3) It shall administer programs of grants-in-aid for construction and operation of approved local facilities; and (4) It shall provide courses of training for the personnel of such detention and correctional facilities, shall inspect said facilities, and shall make recommendations to the respective authority to achieve compliance with standards established for such facilities. Added by Acts 1968, No. 192, §1; Acts 2012, No. 714, §8.
LA Rev Stat § 15:827.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§827.3. Savings attributable to criminal justice reforms

RS 827.3 - Savings attributable to criminal justice reforms  A. At the end of each fiscal year, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall provide to the commissioner of administration and to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget a statement of calculated annual savings realized as a result of reforms to the criminal justice system. For Fiscal Year 2017-2018, seventy percent of the savings shall be deemed a bona fide obligation of the state and shall be allocated by the department according to Subsection B of this Section. For Fiscal Year 2018-2019 and each fiscal year thereafter, fifty percent of the annual savings shall be deemed a bona fide obligation of the state and shall be allocated by the department according to Subsection B of this Section and twenty percent of the annual savings shall be deemed a bona fide obligation of the state and shall be allocated by the department for juvenile justice initiatives and programs.  B. The amount deemed to be a bona fide obligation pursuant to the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, except for the portion required to be allocated by the department for juvenile justice initiatives and programs, shall be allocated as follows:  (1) Thirty percent shall be allocated to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to award incentive grants to parishes, judicial districts, and nonprofit community partner organizations to expand evidence-backed prison alternatives and reduce admissions to the state prison system.  (2) Twenty percent shall be allocated to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Criminal Justice to award competitive grants for victim services, including but not limited to victim safety assessments and safety planning, trauma-informed treatment and services for victims and survivors, shelters and transitional housing for domestic violence victims and their children, batterers' intervention programming, and victim-focused education and training for justice system professionals.  (3) The remainder shall be allocated to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections for targeted investments in reentry services, community supervision, educational and vocational programming, transitional work programs, and contracts with parish jails and other local facilities that house state inmates to incentivize expansion of recidivism reduction programming and treatment services.  Acts 2017, No. 261, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 15:828.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§828.1. Prison rehabilitation pilot program; establishment; participating correctional institutions; content; administration; implementation; reporting

RS 828.1 - Prison rehabilitation pilot program; establishment; participating correctional institutions; content; administration; implementation; reporting A. The "Prison Rehabilitation Pilot Program" is hereby created and established within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. B. Any state correctional institution may participate in the program. C. The program shall consist of the following subprograms: (1) An educational station, which shall utilize an educational system which first determines the most effective particular learning style of each inmate and then teaches each inmate using that particular learning style. (2) A vocational station, which shall utilize a computer-based instruction program teaching basic academic skills in a job-related context. (3) An after-care treatment program, which shall consist of the following: (a) An in-prison case manager who shall prepare inmates for upcoming release. (b) A community resource specialist who shall supervise and monitor former inmates for the first twelve months following release from the correctional institution. (c) Participation in the post-release supervision segment of the after-care treatment program shall be voluntary for those former inmates who are released following fulfillment of their sentences or following an executive pardon. Participation shall be mandatory, as a condition of parole, for those former inmates who are released on parole. (4) Participation shall be mandatory for those inmates who participate in the good time program. D. The department shall adopt and promulgate rules and guidelines as it deems necessary for the administration and implementation of this program. E. The program shall be introduced into the selected institutions on January 1, 1995. F. Each in-prison case manager and community resource specialist shall present a comprehensive report on the progress of inmates and former inmates under their respective jurisdictions to the secretary within twenty-two months following initial implementation of the program. The secretary shall submit a report on the overall success of the program to the governor, the president of the Senate, and the speaker of the House of Representatives within twenty-four months following initial implementation of the program. This report shall include a recommendation that the program be continued, expanded, or terminated. G. The provisions of this Section shall be implemented only to the extent that funds are appropriated for this purpose and to the extent that is consistent with available resources, physical custody, and appropriate classification criteria. Acts 1994, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 138, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 15:828.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§828.2. Faith-based programs for inmates; development; monitoring

RS 828.2 - Faith-based programs for inmates; development; monitoring The legislature finds and declares that faith-based programs offered in state and private correctional institutions and facilities have the potential to facilitate inmate institutional adjustment, to help inmates assume personal responsibility, and to reduce recidivism. It is the intent of the legislature that the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and private vendors operating private correctional facilities work toward ensuring the availability and development of such programs at the correctional institutions and facilities of this state and shall continuously: (1) Measure recidivism rates for all inmates participating in faith-based or religious programs. (2) Work toward increasing the number of volunteers ministering to inmates from various faith-based institutions in the state. (3) Develop community linkages with churches, synagogues, mosques, and other faith-based institutions to assist in the release of participants back into the community. Acts 1999, No. 873, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 15:828.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§828.3. Pilot program; substance abuse counseling

RS 828.3 - Pilot program; substance abuse counseling  A. The "Prison Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation Pilot Program" is hereby created and established within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.  B. Not later than March 1, 2008, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall implement a pilot program requiring that every eligible defendant receive substance abuse counseling.  C. For the purposes of this Section, "eligible defendant" means a person convicted of a violation of the Uniform Controlled Dangerous Substances Law who is in the custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and designated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections for participation in the pilot program authorized by the provisions of this Section.  D. The department in conjunction with the Louisiana Department of Health, office of behavioral health, shall adopt and promulgate rules and guidelines as it deems necessary for the administration and implementation of this program.  E.(1) Each in-prison case manager or substance abuse counselor shall present a comprehensive report on the progress of inmates and former inmates under their respective jurisdictions to the secretary within twenty-two months following initial implementation of the program. The secretary shall submit a report on the overall success of the program as provided for in this Subsection. This report shall include a recommendation that the program be continued, expanded, or terminated.  (2) The pilot program undertaken pursuant to this Section shall be evaluated with regard to security, beneficial and detrimental effects on the prisoner, projected probable effects on deterrence, cost, labor intensiveness, and other relevant measures of effectiveness. Such evaluation shall provide the required information on a project basis as well as in comparison with traditional imprisonment.  (3) A report of the evaluation of the program shall be presented to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Section C, and the House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.  F. The provisions of this Section shall be implemented only to the extent that funds are appropriated for this purpose and to the extent that is consistent with available resources, physical custody, and appropriate classification criteria.  G. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall select the location and number of persons in the custody of the department to participate in the pilot program provided for by this Section.  Acts 2007, No. 237, §1; Acts 2009, No. 384, §5, eff. July 1, 2010.
LA Rev Stat § 15:828.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§828.4. Transitional Residential Pilot Program for female offenders; establishment

RS 828.4 - Transitional Residential Pilot Program for female offenders; establishment  A. Subject to the availability of funds and appropriate resources, the Department of Public Safety and Corrections is hereby authorized to create a Transitional Residential Pilot Program for females in prison, which shall facilitate the successful reintegration of female offenders into the community.  B. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections is hereby authorized to transfer a female offender eligible for the Transitional Residential Pilot Program, insofar as the transfer is in accordance with the custody level, security, supervision, and restrictions on movement established by the department to carry out the function and purpose of such transitional residential program and to provide a safe, structured, and supervised transitional environment.  C. A female offender shall be eligible for consideration for the program if all of the following conditions are met:  (1) The offender is willing to participate in the program.  (2) The offender has no convictions of a sex offense as defined by R.S. 15:541.  (3) The offender is within two years of her projected release date.  (4) The offender has not committed any major disciplinary offenses in the two years prior to her entering the program. A major disciplinary offense is an offense identified as a Schedule B offense by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections in the Disciplinary Rules and Procedures for Adult Offenders.  (5) The offender has obtained a low-risk level designation determined by a validated risk assessment instrument approved by the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and has received approval from the warden for participation in the program.  D. The pilot program shall conclude on August 1, 2024, unless the legislature extends this date or establishes a similar program prior to that date.  E. The provisions of this Section shall be implemented only to the extent that funds are appropriated for this purpose and to the extent that is consistent with available resources.  F. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall adopt rules and regulations in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act to implement the provisions of this Section.  Acts 2021, No. 304, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 15:829 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§829. Discipline of inmates

RS 829 - Discipline of inmates  A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall prescribe rules and regulations for the maintenance of good order and discipline for inmates sentenced to the legal custody of the department whether housed in local or state facilities, which rules and regulations shall include procedures for dealing with violations thereof. A copy of such rules and regulations shall be furnished each inmate. Corporal punishment is prohibited. B. In state facilities the secretary shall maintain a record of charges of infractions of the rules and regulations by inmates, any punishments imposed therefor, and of any medical examinations of inmates. Added by Acts 1968, No. 192, §1; Acts 2006, No. 60, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 15:830 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 15 - Criminal Procedure|§830. Treatment of inmates with mental illness or intellectual disability

RS 830 - Treatment of inmates with mental illness or intellectual disability  A. The department may establish resources and programs for the treatment of inmates with a mental illness or an intellectual disability, either in a separate facility or as part of other institutions or facilities of the department.  B. On the recommendation of appropriate medical personnel and with the consent of the Louisiana Department of Health or other appropriate department, the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections may transfer an inmate for observation and diagnosis to the Louisiana Department of Health or other appropriate department or institution for a period not to exceed the length of his sentence. If the inmate is found to be subject to civil commitment for psychosis or other mental illness or intellectual disability, the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall initiate legal proceedings for such commitment. If the inmate is not represented by counsel at such legal proceedings, the court shall appoint an attorney to represent him. Reasonable attorney fees shall be fixed by the judge and shall be paid by the state. While the inmate is in such other institution his sentence shall continue to run.  C. When, in the judgment of the administrator of the institution to which an inmate has been transferred, he has recovered from the condition which occasioned the transfer, he shall be returned to the department, unless his sentence has expired.  Added by Acts 1968, No. 192, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 609, §1, eff. July 23, 1980; Acts 2014, No. 811, §7, eff. June 23, 2014.