RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 537 (HB 84) 2018 Regular Session Havard
Existing law authorizes the governor, upon determining that it is appropriate and in
furtherance of the rehabilitation and training of inmates, may, by executive order, authorize
the use of inmates of a penal or correctional facility owned by the state of Louisiana for
necessary labor in connection with a particular capital construction project on the grounds
of the facility, when certain cost requirements are met.
For purposes of existing law, "penal or correctional facility" means any location at which
inmates are housed on a permanent basis.
New law extends the governor's authority to authorize the use of inmates to perform
necessary labor for certain projects on the grounds and facilities within the state capitol
complex and at any administrative building or facility which provides management or
support services to the penal or correctional facility, including the headquarters of the Dept.
of Public Safety and Corrections.
Effective August 1, 2018.
(Amends R.S. 15:832.1(A)(1))