DIGEST
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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 65 Original 2023 Regular Session Marcelle
Requests the office of public health of the La. Dept. of Health, the La. State Coroner's Association,
the La. Public Health Institute, the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections, the La. Sheriffs'
Association, the La. Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice,
Voice of the Experienced, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, the La. Stop Solitary
Coalition, the Justice Collaborative, LLC, and the Formerly Incarcerated Transitions Clinic to
conduct a study on the current system of reporting deaths of individuals committed to the custody
of the Dept. of Public Safety and Corrections and to the custody of a parish jail and the feasibility
of periodic analysis of mortality in correctional facilities in La. as a means of reducing carceral
mortality.