Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 22 - CORRECTIONS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Part I - Corrections › Chapter 3 - Adult Services › Subchapter A - General › Section I-340 - Disaster Remediation Program

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				  Purpose -to state the secretary's policy regarding a disaster remediation
				  program for eligible offenders to participate in emergency disaster relief
				  efforts and to provide procedures regarding housing for those offenders who
				  participate in such relief efforts.
B. Applicability-deputy secretary,
				  undersecretary, assistant secretary, chief of operations, regional wardens,
				  wardens, Director of Probation and Parole and Director of Prison Enterprises.
				  Each unit head is responsible for ensuring that appropriate unit written policy
				  and procedures are in place to comply with the provisions of this
				  regulation.
C. Policy-it is the
				  secretary's policy to establish a disaster remediation program for offenders to
				  repair the damage done following a natural disaster or emergency. The use of
				  offender labor shall augment governmental personnel, private sector firms and
				  community volunteers conducting remediation activities during the period
				  immediately after such disaster. Offender labor shall not replace existing
				  employees, be utilized 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.
D. Definitions
Advance Support Team
-advance support teams
					 secure appropriate housing, coordinate the delivery of necessary supplies, and
					 address and/or assess current situations and conditions, as well as assess
					 future needs. The team shall consist of a security supervisor and maintenance
					 staff member. Other staff and/or offenders may be included as deemed necessary
					 by the chief of operations, regional wardens and/or the warden.
Minimum Custody
-general population
					 dormitory housing area. Movement outside of a secure perimeter is usually
					 authorized without armed supervision or restraint. Institutional procedure
					 governs the level of staff supervision when outside the secure perimeter, as
					 well as internal movement controls.
Offender Crews
-offender crews may be
					 composed of any offenders that are classified as minimum custody at their
					 assigned housing unit, excluding offenders prohibited from participation as
					 provided for in Subsection E. Eligible offenders are subject to placement on
					 the crews regardless of their usual work assignment. Additionally, offenders
					 are required to be on a regular duty status and be medically capable of
					 performing emergency disaster relief work.
E. Statutory Ineligibility for Participation.
				  Offenders shall not be eligible to participate in a disaster remediation
				  program if the offender was convicted of a crime defined or enumerated as a
				  crime of violence in
				  R.S.
				  14:2(13) or the offender was
				  convicted of a sex offense as defined in
				  R.S.
				  15:541(24).
F. Pre-Deployment
1. Each warden shall determine the
				  approximate number of offenders available for assignment to an offender crew
				  and develop appropriate offender and staffing rosters. Information concerning
				  the number of crews available from each facility shall be forwarded by the
				  warden or designee each May to the chief of operations for inclusion in the
				  Incident Management Center (IMC) Resource Manual.
2. Offender crews shall not exceed ten
				  offenders for each correctional officer supervising them.
3. In accordance with the Louisiana Homeland
				  Security and Emergency Assistance and Disaster Act, after the governor has
				  declared a disaster or emergency pursuant to executive order or proclamation, a
				  disaster remediation program may be established in the parish where the work
				  will be performed.
4. At the
				  direction of the secretary or designee, the IMC shall contact the appropriate
				  warden with information relative to disaster relief needs of the affected area
				  and/or the necessity of establishing a disaster remediation program.
5. Upon receiving the instructions from the
				  IMC, the warden shall activate the advance support team, other necessary
				  personnel and offender crews.
6.
				  Offender crews that are deployed to a community or area more than two hours
				  travel time from the unit or for an extended period may require housing in that
				  area. The advance support teams shall coordinate with the parish Office of
				  Emergency Preparedness (OEP), local law enforcement and the district probation
				  and parole office for accessing available housing resources.