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Lopinto (HB 188) Act No. 5
Prior law provided for the following:
(1)Required all jails and facilities to meet standards of health and decency established
by the state division of health, required the director of the Dept. of Corrections to
confer with the state health officer concerning the establishment of such standards,
and required 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)Provided for the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the director of corrections as
the chief executive, administrative, budgetary, and fiscal officer of the Dept. of
Corrections (R.S. 15:823).
(3)Provided 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 provided that
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)Provided 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
provided for the director's authority to sell and transfer certain property to any other
state agency (R.S. 15:834).
(5)Required 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)Provided 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)Required the Dept. of Corrections to establish and maintain a drug education and
rehabilitation program at all juvenile correctional institutions under its jurisdiction
and authorized the director to seek assistance from other state agencies involved in
drug education and rehabilitation. Further required the director to annually report on
the operations of these programs (R.S. 15:840).
(8)Provided for the establishment of La. Restitution Industries which involve the
employment of inmates at the correctional facilities at Angola, St. Gabriel, and
DeQuincy. Further provided for the guidelines and procedures for carrying out these
projects, provided for the payment of wages to inmates who participate, and provided
for the authority of the director to deduct certain taxes from the inmate's wages (R.S.
15:840.2).
(9)Authorized 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).
New law repeals these antiquated or obsolete provisions of prior law.
Effective August 1, 2014.
(Repeals R.S. 15:751, 823, 825, 834, 835, 838, 840, 840.2, and 1131)