Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 22 - CORRECTIONS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Part I - Corrections › Chapter 7 - Youth Services › Subchapter A - Administration › Section I-710 - Reporting and Documenting Escapes (Youth Services) [Formerly Section 320]

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Purpose. To
				  establish the secretary's policy regarding the notification of law enforcement
				  agencies of escapes from juvenile institutions within the Department of Public
				  Safety and Corrections and the maintenance of records and details of
				  escapes.
B. To Whom This Regulation
				  Applies. This regulation is applicable to all superintendents within the
				  Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Corrections Services.
C. Definitions. For the purpose of this
				  regulation, the following definitions shall apply:
Division Director
- either the director of
					 the Division of Institutions or the director of the Division of Evaluation and
					 Placement.
Escape
- the unauthorized absence of an
					 offender from the grounds of a secure juvenile correctional institution, or
					 from the custody of an employee while in transit, or from the lawful custody of
					 a law enforcement officer, or failure to return from a furlough, or being
					 absent from a secure juvenile institution without leave.
Law Enforcement Agency
- the sheriff's
					 office, any city police department in the parish in which the escape occurs,
					 and the Office of State Police.
Secure Juvenile Institution
- an
					 institution, inclusive of subunits, that is used exclusively for juveniles who
					 have been adjudicated delinquent and is characterized by exclusive staff
					 control on a 24-hour basis over the rights of its residents to enter or leave
					 the premises.
Unit Head
- the superintendent or highest
					 ranking Office of Juvenile Services employee physically present and in charge
					 of a juvenile institution at the time of an escape.
D. Procedure
1. The unit head shall, within 10 minutes
				  after being notified that a juvenile offender has escaped from or left the
				  premises or grounds of the institution without authority, notify, or take
				  necessary steps to ensure the notification, of every law enforcement agency, as
				  defined herein, and the appropriate division director. The division director
				  shall notify the assistant secretary of the Office of Juvenile Services, who
				  shall notify the deputy secretary of Corrections Services, who shall notify the
				  secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
2. The unit head shall maintain a record and
				  description of every escape from the institution. The record shall list the
				  following:
a. date and time of
				  escape;
b. number of offenders who
				  escaped;
c. offense(s) for which
				  the escapee(s) was placed at the institution;
d. name of each law enforcement agency
				  notified;
e. time each law
				  enforcement agency was notified;
f.
				  name of the person receiving notification; and
g. name of the employee or agent who notified
				  the law enforcement agency.
3. The report shall be available for public
				  inspection and shall list all prior escapes, if any, from the institution
				  within the last five years, or the date of the last escape. A copy of the
				  report shall be delivered to each law enforcement agency and the assistant
				  secretary of the Office of Juvenile Services by the end of each fiscal
				  year.