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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 188
BY REPRESENTATIVE LOPINTO
CORRECTIONS: Repeals antiquated and obsolete statutes related to prisons and
correctional institutions
AN ACT1
To repeal R.S. 15:751, 823, 825, 834, 835, 838, 840, 840.2, and 1131, relative to prisons and2
correctional institutions; to repeal antiquated and obsolete provisions regarding3
prisons and correctional institutions.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 15:751, 823, 825, 834, 835, 838, 840, 840.2, and 1131 are hereby6
repealed in their entirety.7
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)]
Lopinto HB No. 188
Abstract: Repeals antiquated and obsolete provisions regarding prisons and correctional
institutions.
Proposed law repeals the following antiquated or obsolete provisions of present law:
(1)Requires all jails and facilities to meet standards of health and decency established
by the state division of health, requires the director of the Dept. of Corrections to
confer with the state health officer concerning the establishment of such standards,
and requires the state health officer to periodically inspect all correctional institutions
to determine if such institutions are in compliance with the established standards
(R.S. 15:751).
(2)Provides for the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the director of corrections
who is the chief executive, administrative, budgetary, and fiscal officer of the Dept.
of Corrections (R.S. 15:823).
(3)Provides relative to the appointment, organization, and training of department
personnel, including the director's ability to establish and abolish positions, transfer
and assign duties, and direct and control the work of personnel. Further provides that HLS 14RS-896 ORIGINAL
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all personnel, other than the director and two assistants to the director, shall be
subject to the civil service laws of this state (R.S. 15:825).
(4)Provides relative to the director's power and authority regarding any of the lands
owned by the state and under the control of the department including the authority
to lease, grant rights-of-way, and to enter into contracts in that regard. Further
provides for the director's authority to sell and transfer certain property to any other
state agency (R.S. 15:834).
(5)Requires the director to annually submit an analysis of the institutions under the
jurisdiction of, and services performed by, the department and an analysis and
evaluation of the adequacy and effectiveness of the personnel, programs, and
properties of the department to the Board of Corrections (R.S. 15:835).
(6)Provides that all references in the laws of this state to the La. Board of Institutions,
the Dept. of Institutions, and the director of institutions shall be deemed to refer,
respectively, to the Board of Corrections, the La. Dept. of Corrections, and the
director of corrections (R.S. 15:838).
(7)Requires the Dept. of Corrections to establish and maintain a drug education and
rehabilitation program at all juvenile correctional institutions under its jurisdiction
and authorizes the director to seek assistance from other state agencies involved in
drug education and rehabilitation. Further requires the director to annually report on
the operations of these programs (R.S. 15:840).
(8)Provides for the establishment of La. Restitution Industries which involve the
employment of inmates at the correctional facilities at Angola, St. Gabriel, and
DeQuincy. Further provides for the guidelines and procedures for carrying out these
projects, provides for the payment of wages to inmates who participate, and provides
for the authority of the director to deduct certain taxes from the inmate's wages (R.S.
15:840.2).
(9)Authorizes the creation, operation, and maintenance of community rehabilitation
centers by the Dept. of Corrections and the criminal sheriff of the parish of Orleans
for prisoners who have strong rehabilitation potential (R.S. 15:1131).
(Repeals R.S. 15:751, 823, 825, 834, 835, 838, 840, 840.2, and 1131)