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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:825.1. Appointment of ex-officio notaries at state correctional institutions; scope of powers

RS 15:825.1 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:825.2. Special agents; appointment; carrying weapons

RS 15:825.2 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:825.3. Criminal history review

RS 15:825.3 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:826. Services performed by department

RS 15:826 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:827.4. Establishment of Medical Advisory Council

RS 15:827.4 - Establishment of Medical Advisory Council
A. The Medical Advisory Council to the secretary is hereby created within the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and shall consist of the medical directors from each state prison facility and the department medical director.
B. The council shall provide recommendations to the department regarding the following:
(1) Hiring and retention.
(2) Department policies.
(3) Postmortem review.
(4) A correctional health electronic records system that is compatible with major hospitals and health providers outside the correctional institutions.
(5) Other reasonably related responsibilities of institutional oversight.
C. The council shall nominate and elect a chair, vice chair, and secretary and hold meetings no less than quarterly.
D. The initial members of the medical advisory council shall serve until August 14, 2025, and all subsequent members shall serve three-year terms beginning on August fifteenth of each successive term.
E. The secretary shall have the authority to contract with consultants to assist the medical advisory council and medical director in the promulgation and review of institutional policies and practices.
F. The council shall submit a quarterly report to the state health officer within the Louisiana Department of Health.
Acts 2022, No. 646, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:828.1. Prison rehabilitation pilot program; establishment; participating correctional institutions; content; administration; implementation; reporting

RS 15:828.1 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:828.2. Faith-based programs for inmates; development; monitoring

RS 15:828.2 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:828.3. Pilot program; substance abuse counseling

RS 15:828.3 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:828.4. Transitional Residential Pilot Program for female offenders; establishment

RS 15:828.4 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:829. Discipline of inmates

RS 15:829 - 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:830.1. Refusal of treatment by inmates with mental illness or intellectual disability

RS 15:830.1 - Refusal of treatment by inmates with mental illness or intellectual disability
A. Whenever an inmate with a mental illness or an intellectual disability refuses treatment and any staff physician, staff psychiatrist, or consulting psychiatrist of the institution certifies that the treatment is necessary to prevent harm or injury to the inmate or to others, such treatment will be permitted for a period not to exceed fifteen days. If treatment for a longer period is deemed necessary, a petition shall be filed in a court of competent jurisdiction setting forth the reasons for the treatment. Treatment shall continue while the hearing is pending. After a hearing at which the inmate with a mental illness or intellectual disability is represented by counsel, the court shall determine whether the inmate is competent and, if not, he shall order that appropriate treatment be provided. If the inmate does not have counsel, the court shall appoint an attorney to represent him. Reasonable attorney fees shall be fixed by the judge and paid by the state.
B. Treatment shall be administered at a treatment facility as designated by law, or at a facility under the control or supervision of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections that has been designated by the Louisiana Department of Health and the Department of Public Safety and Corrections as a treatment facility.
C. Commitments pursuant to this Section shall be in accord with all procedures required by law in the case of judicial commitment. Nothing herein shall be construed to preclude any person in the custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections from any commitment or admission as may be otherwise provided by law.
Added by Acts 1978, No. 762, §1. Amended by Acts 1980, No. 609, §1, eff. July 23, 1980; Acts 1987, No. 96, §1; Acts 2014, No. 811, §7, eff. June 23, 2014.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:830.2. Security for mental health patients

RS 15:830.2 - Security for mental health patients
The department may contract with the Louisiana Department of Health to provide security personnel for mental health patients who are confined to forensic units or other facilities to which such patients may be temporarily referred for medical treatment under the jurisdiction of the Louisiana Department of Health whenever it is deemed necessary by the Louisiana Department of Health to establish forensic facilities in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreveport, and Alexandria.
Added by Acts 1980, No. 687, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:833.1. Community resource centers; participation; conditions

RS 15:833.1 - Community resource centers; participation; conditions
A. The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections is hereby authorized to establish community resource centers to provide housing for inmates to remediate the damage done following a natural disaster or emergency. In implementing disaster remediation activities by inmates the secretary shall maximize the use of inmate labor to augment governmental personnel and community volunteers conducting remediation activities during the period immediately after such disaster and assure that inmate labor does not replace an existing employee, work on a project or job involved in a labor dispute, or supplant post disaster remediation activities that may otherwise be performed under contract by private sector firms employed by an affected individual or governmental entity.
B. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, every eligible inmate in the custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections who has been convicted of a felony, except an inmate prohibited from participation as provided for in Subsection D of this Section, may be assigned to perform labor related to cleanup and rebuilding following a natural disaster, emergency or other catastrophe if all of the following conditions are met:
(1) The governor has declared a disaster or emergency in the parish where the work will be conducted pursuant to executive order or proclamation pursuant to the provisions of the Louisiana Homeland Security and Emergency Assistance and Disaster Act.
(2) The inmate is not excluded from eligibility for participation pursuant to the provisions of Subsection D and pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated by the secretary.
(3) The secretary has approved the participation of the inmate in implementing disaster remediation activities.
C. Participation in a community resource center shall be granted under the rules, regulations and procedures prescribed and promulgated by the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. The rules shall be adopted pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act.
D. An inmate in the custody of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall not be eligible to participate in the community resource centers if the inmate has been convicted of a crime defined or enumerated as a crime of violence in R.S. 14:2(B) or the inmate has been convicted of a sex offense as defined in R.S. 15:541.
E. Inmates participating in the community resource center shall be eligible to earn a maximum of thirty days earned credits toward the reduction of the projected good time parole supervision date in addition to that otherwise authorized by law for every thirty days of service in this program.
F. The provisions of this Section shall be subject to appropriation by the legislature or the availability of any appropriate federal funds.
Acts 2006, No. 104, §1; Acts 2011, No. 186, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:833.2. Temporary release of inmate for limited purposes

RS 15:833.2 - Temporary release of inmate for limited purposes
A. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the secretary may authorize the temporary release of any inmate, except an inmate sentenced to death, for palliative or medical care when an inmate is diagnosed with a terminal illness, and death is expected within sixty days or when an inmate is to be confined to an acute care hospital or nursing home with a condition that totally prevents mobility, including but not limited to prolonged coma or mechanical ventilation.
B. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the secretary may authorize the temporary release of any inmate, except an inmate sentenced to death, serving a sentence for conviction of first degree murder (R.S. 14:30), second degree murder (R.S. 14:30.1), attempted murder (R.S. 14:27 and 29), aggravated or first degree rape (R.S. 14:42), attempted aggravated or first degree rape (R.S. 14:27 and 42), forcible or second degree rape (R.S. 14:42.1), aggravated kidnapping (R.S. 14:44), aggravated arson (R.S. 14:51), armed robbery (R.S. 14:64), attempted armed robbery (R.S. 14:27 and 64), or producing, manufacturing, distributing, or dispensing or possession with intent to produce, manufacture, distribute, or dispense a controlled dangerous substance classified in Schedule I or II of R.S. 40:964 or any inmate sentenced as a habitual offender under R.S. 15:529.1, when that inmate is confined to an acute care hospital or nursing home with a condition that totally prevents mobility, including but not limited to prolonged coma or mechanical ventilation.
C. Any inmate authorized for temporary release pursuant to the provisions of this Section who is released, discharged, or who absconds from an acute care hospital or nursing home shall have such temporary release immediately rescinded.
Acts 2008, No. 572, §1; Acts 2015, No. 184, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:834.1. Free housing; employees living at correctional institutions

RS 15:834.1 - Free housing; employees living at correctional institutions
The secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall promulgate rules and regulations consistent with all other provisions of law to provide for free housing for persons who are not inmates, and who are employees living on the grounds of a state correctional institution. The secretary shall consider the cost-effectiveness of free housing as compared to housing at reduced costs and determine whether free housing would be more beneficial to such employees and to the state. In formulating the rules and regulations, the secretary shall also consider all other provisions of law, rules, or guidelines, particularly those pertaining to the regulation of employment, taxation, and compensation of state employees.
Acts 1997, No. 956, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:834.2. Plan for expansion of existing space or contracts for additional housing of individuals in the custody of the department; legislative approval

RS 15:834.2 - Plan for expansion of existing space or contracts for additional housing of individuals in the custody of the department; legislative approval
A. Before the execution of any agreement or contract for the expansion of space for the housing of individuals in the custody of the department, either through improvements to an existing facility or construction of a new state facility, or through a contract or other agreement with a local government facility or private contractor, the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, hereinafter referred to as "secretary", shall prepare a detailed analysis reflecting the need for the expansion as well as a recommended plan to remedy the shortage of housing, hereinafter referred to as "the plan". The secretary shall submit the plan to both the House Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice and Senate Committee on Judiciary B for approval. The form and content of the plan shall be determined by the chairmen of the two committees, and shall also include the criteria provided for in Subsection B of this Section.
B. For purposes of the plan, the secretary shall consider the existing resources currently available for the housing of individuals committed to the custody of the department with an assessment of the sufficiency of those resources in enabling the department to comply with established treatment, training, and security needs. If it is determined that additional housing is needed, the secretary shall develop a plan for the expansion of housing space for such purpose. The plan shall include options for the expansion of a state facility, a contract or other agreement with a local correctional facility, and a contract or other agreement with a private correctional facility. The plan shall contain a comparison between the three methods of increasing the availability of housing by using state, local, and private facilities, and shall include consideration of the costs associated with feeding and housing individuals, the costs associated with employment of qualified personnel to properly secure and maintain the facility, and the availability of facilities to provide adequate healthcare for aged or infirm inmates. The plan shall include projected long-term price increases for contracts with private correctional facilities.
C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply in West Carroll Parish.
Acts 2016, No. 561, §1, eff. July 1, 2016.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:835. Registration of electronic monitoring service providers

RS 15:835 - Registration of electronic monitoring service providers
A. Any person or entity who provides electronic monitoring services for the purpose of monitoring, tracking, or supervising pretrial or post-conviction persons within the state shall certify in writing that the provider meets the criteria provided in R.S. 15:571.36 and shall register with the department no later than December 1, 2024.
B. No person or entity shall provide electronic monitoring services in this state without having first complied with the registration requirements as provided in Subsection A of this Section. The application for registration shall be submitted on forms provided by the department and shall contain all of the information required by such forms and any accompanying instructions.
C. The department shall remove from its registry any person or entity that provides electronic monitoring services in this state if the department determines that the person or entity has violated the provisions of R.S. 15:571.36(C).
Acts 2023, No. 374, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:836. Cooperation and agreements with other agencies; federal government; local government

RS 15:836 - Cooperation and agreements with other agencies; federal government; local government
The department shall cooperate with public and private agencies and officials to assist in fulfilling its functions. The department may enter into agreements with other departments of this state or any political subdivision thereof, with private agencies and with the federal government with respect to the discharge of their respective responsibilities.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 192, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:837. Transfer of functions; records, money and equipment; employees

RS 15:837 - Transfer of functions; records, money and equipment; employees
A. Upon the transfer of functions, any pending or unfinished business shall be taken over and completed by the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections with the same power and authority as the agency from which the functions are transferred. The department shall be the successor in every way to the agency from which such functions are transferred, and every act done in the exercise of such functions by the department shall be deemed to have the same force and effect under any provisions of law in effect as if done by the agency from which functions are transferred is referred to, or designated by any law or contract or other document, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the department; provided that to the extent necessary to prevent the impairment of the contractual obligations of any agency heretofore existing, or of the state of Louisiana, the existence, organization, and functions of any such agency shall be excluded from the provisions of the Section, and like exclusion shall be made whenever necessary to prevent any violation of the provisions, terms, or conditions of any gift, donation, deed, will trust, or other instrument or disposition by which property of any nature or description has been vested in any agency affected by this Section, or the diversion from the purposes for which such property was donated, deeded, divided or bequeathed, or otherwise vested in any such agency; provided further that the provisions of this Section shall not be construed or applied in such a way as to prevent full compliance by the state or any agency of the federal government, by which federal aid or other financial assistance from the United States has been made available to this state or any subdivision or agency thereof, anything contained in this Section to the contrary notwithstanding.
B. All books, papers, records, money, choses in action, and other property heretofore used or possessed by any agency in the exercise of functions hereby transferred, shall be transferred to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
C. All employees heretofore engaged in the performance of duties, in any agency in the exercise of functions transferred by this Section to the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall be transferred with such functions to the department and shall, so far as practicable, continue to perform the duties heretofore performed.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 192, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:839. Effect of R.S. 40:2001 through 40:2017.9

RS 15:839 - Effect of R.S. 40:2001 through 40:2017.9
The provisions of Act No. 207 of 1956, as amended, providing for the organization and powers of the State Department of Hospitals, and incorporated into the Revised Statutes as Part I of Chapter 11 of Title 40, including R.S. 40:2001 through 40:2017.9, are hereby confirmed, ratified and continued in effect.
Added by Acts 1968, No. 192, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:840.1. Access to records; cooperation by other agencies; confidentiality; disclosure

RS 15:840.1 - Access to records; cooperation by other agencies; confidentiality; disclosure
A. During the course of any investigation which the Department of Corrections is authorized by law to conduct, or any investigation necessary to the rehabilitation of persons in the custody of the Department of Corrections, said department shall have access to information and records under the control of any state or local agency which are reasonably related to the rehabilitation of the individual, which information shall be maintained in the file or case record of the offender. This information shall include circumstances attending the commission of the offense for which the offender was or is to be incarcerated, placed on probation, or released on parole, subsequent offenses that occur while under supervision, the offender's history of delinquency, or criminality as a juvenile and adult, his family situation and background, economic and employment status, education, personal habits, the condition of the offender's physical and mental health, and other matters deemed relevant to his rehabilitation.
B. Local and state law enforcement agencies, courts, welfare and social service agencies, juvenile agencies and mental, health and correctional institutions shall furnish to the Department of Corrections criminal or delinquency records, mental or health records, and such other relevant information as the department requests.
C. All information obtained under this provision shall be held as confidential and shall not be disclosed directly or indirectly to anyone except in accordance with R.S. 15:574.12.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 201, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:841. Establishment; purpose

RS 15:841 - Establishment; purpose
The Northeast Louisiana Correctional Center is hereby created as a political corporation, with power to sue and be sued. It shall be administered by a board of governors.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 690, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 678, §2; Acts 1985, No. 447, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:842. Board of governors; membership, powers, duties; suits

RS 15:842 - Board of governors; membership, powers, duties; suits
A. The board of governors shall be composed of the sheriff of Concordia Parish, the sheriff of Catahoula Parish, the chief judge of the Seventh Judicial District or a judge of the Seventh Judicial District designated by the chief judge as his representative, two members to be appointed by the chief judge of the Seventh Judicial District, one member of the Concordia Parish Police Jury to be elected by said police jury, and one member of the Catahoula Parish Police Jury to be elected by said police jury.
B. The president of the board of governors shall be the sheriff of Concordia Parish and he shall be the administrator of the prison. A secretary shall be chosen by the board from among its members and the treasurer of Concordia Parish shall be the ex officio treasurer of the correctional center. The members of the board of governors shall receive no compensation.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 690, §1; Acts 1985, No. 447, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:844. Suits; service of process

RS 15:844 - Suits; service of process
Suit may be instituted against the Northeast Louisiana Correctional Center at its domicile and service of all legal documents shall be made on the president or secretary of the board of governors.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 690, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 678, §2; Acts 1985, No. 447, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:845. Municipalities, agreements with for use

RS 15:845 - Municipalities, agreements with for use
A municipality, whenever it so desires, may have prisoners convicted by the municipal courts of violations of municipal ordinances sentenced to work on or be confined at the center upon agreement by the governing authority of the municipality and the governing authorities of the center for the charges and expenses of keeping the prisoners. The governing authority of a municipality may enter into a contract with the governing authorities of the center to determine the costs to be paid by the municipality to the center for the keeping of prisoners. The charges shall be determined by mutual agreement.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 690, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 678, §2; Acts 1985, No. 447, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:846. Prisoners

RS 15:846 - Prisoners
Any person convicted of misdemeanors and felonies not necessarily punishable by hard labor may be confined in the center. A judge of the Seventh Judicial District shall have full authority to sentence any party convicted of such offenses in the Seventh Judicial District to imprisonment in the center.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 690, §1; Acts 1985, No. 447, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:847. Additional facilities

RS 15:847 - Additional facilities
Any prison, correctional institute, or other type of prison facility which is operated by the Concordia or Catahoula Parish Police Jury may be made available by said police jury to the Northeast Louisiana Correctional Center on a per prisoner fee basis. When any such facility is made available, the facility shall become a part of the Northeast Louisiana Correctional Center and subject to all the requirements of this Part.
Added by Acts 1974, No. 690, §1. Amended by Acts 1975, No. 678, §2; Acts 1985, No. 447, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:848. Establishment; purpose and title

RS 15:848 - Establishment; purpose and title
The governing authority of Lincoln Parish may create, establish, and construct a centralized, single-parish jail and prison for the purpose of providing for the maintenance and upkeep of all persons lawfully incarcerated in Lincoln Parish. If created, established, and constructed, under this Part, this jail and prison shall be known as the Lincoln Parish Detention Center. No other provision of this Part shall be effective and/or operative unless and until the Lincoln Parish Detention Center is created and established by the Lincoln Parish Police Jury under this Part.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 569, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:848.1. Organization and powers

RS 15:848.1 - Organization and powers
A. The Lincoln Parish Detention Center shall be a political corporation, with power to sue and be sued and shall be governed by a commission to be known as the Lincoln Parish Detention Center Commission. The Lincoln Parish Detention Center shall be domiciled at the parish seat. It shall be sued at its domicile and service of all legal documents shall be made on the chairman or vice-chairman of the commission.
B. The Lincoln Parish Detention Center may acquire title to movable property for public purposes by purchase or donation, may operate or maintain prison farms, and may operate or maintain the farms in whole or in part with prison labor and persons sentenced to the Lincoln Parish Detention Center by city or district courts.
C. Except only as hereinafter specifically provided, all persons lawfully incarcerated in Lincoln Parish shall be incarcerated in the Lincoln Parish Detention Center, subject to the exclusive jurisdiction and control of the Lincoln Parish Detention Center Commission.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 569, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:848.2. Lincoln Parish Detention Center Commission members

RS 15:848.2 - Lincoln Parish Detention Center Commission members
A. The Lincoln Parish Detention Center Commission shall be composed of the president of the Lincoln Parish Police Jury during his tenure as such; a member of the police jury, other than its president, who shall be selected by a majority vote of the Lincoln Parish Police Jury for a term of four years or until said juror's term of office ends, which ever occurs first; the sheriff of Lincoln Parish; the district attorney of Lincoln Parish; and the chief of police of the city of Ruston. The chairman of the commission shall be selected by majority vote of all members of the commission. It shall be the duty of the chairman to conduct all meetings of the commission in accordance with law and the resolutions adopted by a majority of the commission. In the same manner, the commission shall select a vice-chairman from among its number, who shall serve as chairman in the latter's absence.
B. The secretary of the Lincoln Parish Police Jury may serve as secretary of the commission and the Lincoln Parish treasurer may serve as ex officio treasurer of the commission.
C. The members of the Lincoln Parish Detention Center Commission shall receive no compensation.
D. Should any member of the Lincoln Parish Detention Center Commission be sued individually for damages arising out of or in any way connected with the performance of his duties as such commission member, it shall be the responsibility of the Lincoln Parish Police Jury to provide such member with a legal defense to such suit, including reasonable attorney's fees, investigating costs, and other related expenses not paid by any insurance. Should any such commission member be cast in judgment for damages in such a suit, it shall be the obligation of the Lincoln Parish Police Jury to indemnify him fully against such judgment, including all principal, interest, and costs in excess of that paid by any insurance company. Nothing in this Section shall require the Lincoln Parish Police Jury to indemnify a commission member against a judgment wherein there is a specific decree in the judgment that the action of the commission member was malicious, and willfully and deliberately intended to cause bodily harm.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 569, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:848.3. Powers and duties of commission

RS 15:848.3 - Powers and duties of commission
A. The Lincoln Parish Detention Center Commission shall be keeper of the Lincoln Parish Detention Center, and the sheriff of Lincoln Parish is hereby specifically relieved of that duty in his official capacity as sheriff.
B. Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, upon relinquishing the custody of any prisoner, to any legally authorized agency, department, or body politic, neither the Lincoln Parish Detention Center nor the commission shall be responsible for the care, conduct, or control of such prisoner until his custody is returned to the Lincoln Parish Detention Center and the commission, or the agents and/or employees of either. The responsibility for the care, conduct, and control of such prisoner in such cases shall be transferred to the agency, department, or body politic to which custody of the prisoner has been relinquished.
C. The Lincoln Parish Detention Center Commission shall be responsible for the physical maintenance of the Lincoln Parish Detention Center, and the Lincoln Parish Police Jury is hereby specifically relieved of that duty in its official capacity as the governing authority of Lincoln Parish.
D. The Lincoln Parish Detention Center Commission shall have all other powers and duties of the sheriff and/or governing authority of a parish heretofore or hereafter provided by law for equipping, maintaining, operating, and/or supporting the public jail of a parish and the prisoners therein, which powers and duties include, but are not limited to the following:
1) Adopting all rules and regulations necessary and proper for the governance and maintenance of proper operations and conduct of the Lincoln Parish Detention Center and the prisoners thereof.
2) Appointing and employing all necessary superintendents, corrections officers, and other appropriate personnel, and fixing their salaries and adopting appropriate personnel policies and guidelines, which shall include policies and procedures for discipline and, if necessary, termination.
3) Authorizing and permitting the use of prisoners of the Lincoln Parish Detention Center to maintain road rights of way, not to include construction, within the Parish of Lincoln and remove litter on public grounds, all under the supervision of the Lincoln Parish Police Jury or other appropriate authorities when such prisoners are committed for such purposes by appropriate courts.
4) Creating, establishing, and conducting work release programs in accordance with law.
5) Creating, establishing, and conducting any and all programs, including vocational, rehabilitative, and corrective, not inconsistent with law and consistent with the purposes of this Part.
E. Any construction project undertaken under the auspices of this act shall be performed in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 38:2212.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 569, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:848.4. Funding for operation and maintenance of Lincoln Parish Detention Center

RS 15:848.4 - Funding for operation and maintenance of Lincoln Parish Detention Center
A. The expenses or costs of the operation and maintenance of the Lincoln Parish Detention Center, including salaries, wages, facility operating costs, and the feeding and maintenance of prisoners incarcerated there, shall be paid monthly by the Lincoln Parish Police Jury treasurer, upon approval of such expenses and costs by the Lincoln Parish Detention Center Commission, out of the funds derived from special taxes voted, levied, and collected, and/or budgeted for that purpose. The commission may by resolution delegate to the chairman or one of its other members the duty of approving such monthly expenses and maintenance costs.
B. The Lincoln Parish Police Jury and the Ruston City Council shall appropriate, in the respective proportions of eighty-five per cent and fifteen per cent, an amount necessary to properly maintain, operate, and provide necessary operational equipment or replacement equipment for the Lincoln Parish Detention Center whenever revenues from special taxes, and/or other available funds dedicated for those purposes, are insufficient.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 569, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:848.5. Use of other jail and prison facilities

RS 15:848.5 - Use of other jail and prison facilities
A. No person shall be incarcerated overnight in Lincoln Parish except in the Lincoln Parish Detention Center. Other jail and prison facilities in Lincoln Parish may be used only to hold prisoners for court during the day, except by express consent of the commission.
B. For good cause, the commission may at any time use any jail or prison facility in the parish or any other jail or prison facility in the state for the purpose of keeping persons arrested for or convicted of crime in the parish.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 569, §1; Acts 2006, No. 489, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 15 - Criminal Procedure › §15:848.6. Superintendent and corrections officers

RS 15:848.6 - Superintendent and corrections officers
A. The day-to-day operations of the Lincoln Parish Detention Center shall be conducted by a superintendent, corrections officers, and any other appropriate personnel, subject to the supervision and control of the commission.
B. The superintendent and all corrections officers shall have the power and authority to make arrests of any persons lawfully committed to the Lincoln Parish Detention Center when such persons have escaped, either from their custody or the custody of others; or when such persons have committed other criminal acts while incarcerated or while at large. This power and authority to arrest shall also extend to persons who aid or abet or otherwise interfere with the arrest of a prisoner of the Lincoln Parish Detention Center or who commit criminal acts while on or around the Lincoln Parish Detention Center.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 569, §1.