HLS 18RS-160 ENGROSSED
2018 Regular Session
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 10
BY REPRESENTATIVE NORTON
PUBLIC SFTY/CORRECTIONS: Requests the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections to
review eligibility requirements of its rehabilitative programs to determine whether
adequate rehabilitative programs are available to every offender in its custody
1 A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
2To urge and request the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to review its catalog
3 of rehabilitative programs and each program's eligibility requirements to determine
4 whether a program is available to every offender in its custody and whether such
5 programs are adequate to prepare offenders for reentry into the community.
6 WHEREAS, it is the mission of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to
7enhance public safety through the safe and secure incarceration of offenders, effective
8probation and parole supervision, and proven rehabilitative strategies that successfully
9reintegrate offenders into society, as well as to assist individuals and communities victimized
10by crime; and
11 WHEREAS, in furtherance of its commitment to public safety and rehabilitation, the
12Department of Public Safety and Corrections has made it a priority to promote moral
13rehabilitation through program participation and to provide an environment for offenders
14which enables positive behavior change; and
15 WHEREAS, this goal is accomplished by making or identifying educational and
16rehabilitative opportunities available within the institution, or in the community for
17offenders under supervision, who demonstrate motivation for change and the desire to
18participate in such programs; and
19 WHEREAS, in 2017, the Louisiana Justice Reinvestment Task Force, comprised of
20legislators, judges, defense lawyers, prosecutors, law enforcement officials, faith leaders, and
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1community advocates, developed recommendations and proposed legislation affecting
2sentencing and corrections practices with the goal of reducing the corrections population and
3associated spending, expanding research-based supervision and sentencing practices, and
4strategically reinvesting savings to reduce recidivism and improve reentry outcomes; and
5 WHEREAS, realization of the savings encompassed in the Louisiana Justice
6Reinvestment Task Force's recommendations, which were ultimately adopted by the
7legislature through the enactment of ten legislative instruments, is dependent upon the
8successful reentry of the offender into society leading to an overall reduction in recidivism;
9and
10 WHEREAS, to this end, it is necessary that each offender sentenced to the custody
11of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections be given the opportunity to participate
12in programs offered by the department to prepare offenders for their return to their
13communities and to remain there as productive citizens.
14 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
15urge and request the Department of Public Safety and Corrections to review its catalog of
16rehabilitative programs and each program's eligibility requirements to determine whether a
17program is available to every offender in its custody and whether such programs are
18adequate to prepare offenders for reentry into the community.
19 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Public Safety and Corrections
20shall report its findings and any recommendations for legislative changes to the legislature
21no later than January 1, 2019.
22 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
23to the Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HCR 10 Engrossed 2018 Regular Session Norton
Requests the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections to review its catalog of rehabilitative
programs and each program's eligibility requirements to determine whether a program is
available to every offender in its custody and whether such programs are adequate to prepare
offenders for reentry into the community.
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