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ACT No. 37
Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE BILL NO. 196
BY REPRESENTATIVE SMITH
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 15:1111(I), relative to work release; to provide for the eligibility2
to participate in the Department of Public Safety and Corrections work release3
program; to extend the length of time certain offenders may participate in work4
release programs; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section 1. R.S. 15:1111(I) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 7
ยง1111. Work release program8
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I.(1) Any inmate who has been convicted of forcible rape (R.S. 14:42.1),10
aggravated arson (R.S. 14:51), armed robbery (R.S. 14:64), attempted murder (R.S.11
14:27 and 29), or attempted armed robbery (R.S. 14:27 and 64), and persons12
sentenced as habitual offenders under R.S. 15:529.1 shall be eligible to participate13
in a work release program during the last six months of their terms his term. Any14
person sentenced as a habitual offender pursuant to R.S. 15:529.1 shall be eligible15
to participate in a work release program during the last year of his term if the16
offender has obtained a low-risk level designation determined by a validated risk17
assessment instrument approved by the secretary of the Department of Public Safety18
and Corrections. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section and unless the19
inmate is eligible at an earlier date, those inmates who have served a minimum of20
fifteen years in the custody of the department for those crimes enumerated in this21 ENROLLEDHB NO. 196
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Section, shall be eligible to participate in a work release program during the last1
twelve months of their term terms.2
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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: