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2017 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 64
BY REPRESENTATIVE DWIGHT
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To urge and request the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to work in conjunction
with the Louisiana Sheriffs' Association to study methods of oversight and
supervision for inmates participating in work release programs.
WHEREAS, the mission of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections is to
enhance public safety through the safe and secure incarceration of offenders, effective
probation and parole supervision, and proven rehabilitative strategies that successfully
reintegrate offenders into society; and
WHEREAS, successful offender rehabilitation and reintegration into the community
is essential to reducing recidivism rates which has a direct impact on public safety, crime
prevention, and the cost of state and local criminal justice systems; and
WHEREAS, Louisiana law authorizes the Department of Public Safety and
Corrections to establish and administer the Transitional Work Program, commonly referred
to as "work release"; and
WHEREAS, work release programs are some of the most innovative and successful
programs developed to provide for successful reentry into society; and
WHEREAS, work release programs benefit the offender and society by providing
the offender with necessary skills and tools to reenter society and by providing the employer
with employees who are reliable and dependable workers; and
WHEREAS, to ensure the continued success of work release programs, it is
imperative that the Department of Public Safety and Corrections work with sheriffs and
others who operate these programs to ensure that the offenders who participate are properly
supervised at all times.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
urge and request the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to work in conjunction
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with the Louisiana Sheriffs' Association to study methods of oversight and supervision for
inmates participating in work release programs.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Public Safety and Corrections
report its findings and any recommendations to the legislature, including recommendations
for legislative action, on or before February 1, 2018.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections and the Louisiana Sheriffs' Association.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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