HLS 12RS-1129 ORIGINAL
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Regular Session, 2012
HOUSE BILL NO. 827
BY REPRESENTATIVE HAZEL
CRIME: Amends the crime of escape to include home incarceration
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 14:110(E), relative to escape; to provide relative to the crime of2
simple and aggravated escape; to expand the listing of prison facilities to include3
home incarceration; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 14:110(E) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 6
ยง110. Simple escape; aggravated escape 7
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E. The provisions of this Section shall be applicable to all penal,9
correctional, rehabilitational, and work release centers and any and all prison10
facilities under the control of the sheriffs of the respective parishes of the state of11
Louisiana. The prison facilities shall include but are not limited to parish jails,12
correctional centers, home incarceration, work release centers, and rehabilitation13
centers, hospitals, clinics, and any and all facilities where inmates are confined under14
the jurisdiction and control of the sheriffs of the respective parishes. 15 HLS 12RS-1129 ORIGINAL
HB NO. 827
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Hazel HB No. 827
Abstract: Amends the crimes of simple and aggravated escape to include escape from
home incarceration.
Present law provides that the crime of simple and aggravated escape shall apply to all prison
facilities under the control of the sheriffs of the respective parishes of the state and shall
include parish jails, correctional centers, work release centers, rehabilitation centers, and any
and all facilities where inmates are confined under the jurisdiction and control of the sheriff.
Proposed law retains present law and expands the crime of simple and aggravated escape to
include escape from home incarceration.
(Amends R.S. 14:110(E))