Smith (HB 670) Act No. 191
New law provides that the secretary of the DPS&C may release to intensive parole
supervision any person sentenced as a habitual offender and denied eligibility for diminution
of sentence if all of the following conditions are met:
(1)The offender has not been convicted of a crime of violence or a sex offense.
(2)The offender has not committed any major disciplinary offenses in the 12 consecutive
months prior to the parole eligibility date.
(3)The offender is within six months of his projected release date.
(4)The offender has completed the mandatory minimum of 100 hours of prerelease
programming.
(5)The offender has completed substance abuse treatment as applicable.
(6)The offender has obtained a high school equivalency diploma (GED) unless the
offender has previously obtained a high school diploma or is deemed by a certified
educator as being incapable of obtaining a GED due to a learning disability. If the
offender is deemed incapable of obtaining a GED, the offender must complete at
least one of the following: a literacy program, an adult basic education program, or
a job-skills training program.
(7)The offender has obtained a low-risk level designation determined by a validated risk
assessment instrument approved by the secretary of DPS&C.
(8)The offender has completed a reentry program to be determined by DPS&C.
Effective Aug. 1, 2014.
(Adds R.S. 15:529.2)