DIGEST
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or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 730 Engrossed 2018 Regular Session Terry Landry
Abstract: Provides for the adoption of the Interstate Corrections Compact in Louisiana.
Present law provides for the following:
(1)A prisoner convicted and sentenced to incarceration by a court in another state shall not be
housed for the commission of that offense in a state correctional facility in La.
(2)A prisoner convicted and sentenced to incarceration by a court in another state who is housed
in a local jail or private correctional facility in La. shall not be released in this state. Any
prisoner housed in a local jail or private correctional facility shall be returned to an
appropriate correctional facility located within the state where he was convicted and
sentenced for release in that state.
(3)A prisoner convicted and sentenced by another state shall not be housed in a local jail or
private correctional facility if the prisoner would be classified as maximum custody by the
Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections classification procedure.
(4)The state where the prisoner was convicted and sentenced shall be responsible for the costs
associated with returning the prisoner to that state.
Proposed law provides for the adoption of the Interstate Corrections Compact which does all of the
following:
(1)Provides that present law shall apply except as otherwise provided by proposed law.
(2)Provides that the purpose of the compact is to provide for the mutual development and
execution of programs amongst participating states for the confinement, treatment, and
rehabilitation of offenders with the most economical use of human and material resources.
(3)Defines the terms inmate, institution, receiving state, sending state, and state for purposes
of proposed law.
(4)Authorizes each party state to make one or more contracts with any one or more of the other
party states for the confinement of inmates on behalf of a sending state in institutions situated
within receiving states. Further provides for specific requirements for each contract. (5)Authorizes duly constituted authorities in a state party to the compact to direct that the
confinement of an inmate be within the territory of another party state when such transfer to
the other party state is necessary or desirable in order to provide adequate quarters and care
or an appropriate program of rehabilitation or treatment.
(6)Provides for the rights of appropriate officials of any state party to the compact and the rights
of inmates confined in an institution pursuant to the provisions of the compact.
(7)Requires each receiving state to provide regular reports to each sending state on the inmates
of the sending state who are in institutions of the receiving state pursuant to the compact.
(8)Provides that any inmate confined pursuant to the compact shall be released within the
territory of the sending state unless the inmate and the sending and receiving states agree
upon release in some other place.
(9)Provides relative to receiving state's review of decisions and actions taken by the sending
state.
(10)Provides relative to the escape of inmates from an institution in which they are confined
pursuant to the compact and provide for the institution of extradition or rendition
proceedings in this regard.
(11)Authorizes any state party to the compact to accept federal aid for use in connection with any
institution or program, the use of which is or may be affected by the compact or any contract
entered into pursuant to the compact.
(12)Provides that the compact shall become effective when it has been enacted into law and
provides that it shall continue in force and remain binding upon a party state until it enacts
a statute repealing the compact and providing for the sending of formal written notice of
withdrawal from the compact to the appropriate officials of all other party states.
(13)Provides that nothing in the compact shall be construed to abrogate or impair an agreement
or other arrangement which a party state may have with a nonparty state for the confinement,
rehabilitation, or treatment of inmates, nor to repeal any other laws of a party state
authorizing the making of cooperative institutional arrangements.
(14)Authorizes and directs the secretary of the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections to do all
things necessary or incidental to the carrying out of the compact.
(Amends R.S. 15:709(A), (B), (C), and (D); Adds R.S. 15:771-780)