The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Michael Bell.
DIGEST
SR 42 Original 2020 Second Extraordinary Session Mizell
Authorizes and directs the re-creation of the Louisiana Women's Incarceration Task Force under the
jurisdiction of the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus and the Department of Public Safety &
Corrections as originally created by HCR 27 of the 2018 Regular Session and continued by HCR 37
of the 2019 Regular Session and grant them new authority to study, evaluate, analyze, and undertake
a comprehensive review of the state's and local municipal criminal justice systems as it relates to
prenatal and postpartum care of incarcerated pregnant women and the need for babies to bond with
their mothers and to report its findings and policy recommendations by February 1, 2021.