RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
SR 42 2020 Second Extraordinary Session Mizell
Authorizes and directs re-creation of the La. Women's Incarceration Task Force under the
jurisdiction of the La. Legislative Women's Caucus and the Department of Public Safety &
Corrections as originally created by HCR 27 of the 2018 R.S. and continued by HCR 37 of
the 2019 R.S. and authorizes study, evaluation, analyzing, and undertaking 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 to the governor, Senate president, and the chief justice of the La.
Supreme Court by February 15, 2021.