GREEN SHEET REDIGEST
HCR 27 2018 Regular Session Smith
(KEYWORD, SUMMARY, AND DIGEST as amended by Senate committee
amendments)
LEGISLATION/RESOLUTIONS: Authorizes the creation of the Louisiana Women's
Incarceration Task Force
DIGEST
Creates the Louisiana Women's Incarceration Task Force to study, evaluate, analyze, and
undertake a comprehensive review of the state's criminal justice system as it relates to
women. The information gathered shall be used to develop policy recommendations for the
legislature to:
(1)Develop practices and processes that avoid placing additional trauma or harm upon
women as they navigate the criminal justice system.
(2)Reduce both the correctional population and recidivism of women.
(3)Develop a group of practices and processes throughout the criminal justice system
that allow people to navigate these systems with affirmation of their self-determined
gender identity.
(4)Address the holistic health of women to include access to hormone therapy, prenatal
care, reproductive health, access to other medicine to maintain health, consistent
health screenings, mental health access, and access to substance use and recovery
resources.
(5)Increase and evaluate programming available to women during and after
incarceration with the intention of self-determined development.
(6)Increase and ensure the availability of gender responsive resources to support the
dignity and quality of life of all women.
(7)Reinvest savings into strategies shown to decrease recidivism, including improved
reentry outcomes, diversion programs, and employment pipelines.
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on Administration of
Criminal Justice to the original bill:
1. Make changes to the composition of the task force.
2. Provide that the secretary, instead of the assistant secretary, of the Dept. of Public
Safety and Corrections, or his designee, shall serve as chair of the task force.
3. Provide that the work of the task force shall begin on August 1, 2018, and shall
end on August 1, 2019, with the option of extending.
The House Floor Amendments to the reengrossed bill:
1. Remove provisions relative to people of transgender.
2. Change the composition of the task force by removing the president of the
Louisiana Family Forum or his designee and adding one representative of a faith-
based community appointed by Catholic Charities.
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Prepared by Ashley Menou. Summary of Amendments Adopted by Senate
Committee Amendments Proposed by Senate Committee on Judiciary B to the
re-reengrossed bill
1. Changes "authorize and direct" to "urge and request".
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Prepared by Ashley Menou.