RS 15:1131 Community rehabilitation centers - Louisiana Statutes

PART XIII.  COMMUNITY REHABILITATION CENTERS

§1131.  Community rehabilitation centers

A.  The Department of Corrections is hereby authorized to create, establish, operate and maintain community rehabilitation centers in such places throughout the state as are deemed necessary by the director.  Such facilities shall be operated and maintained for prisoners who have strong rehabilitation potential.  

B.  The criminal sheriff of the parish of Orleans may create, establish, operate, and maintain community rehabilitation centers in such places within the parish of Orleans as he may deem necessary.  Such facilities shall be operated and maintained for prisoners who have strong rehabilitation potential, as determined by said criminal sheriff.  Residents of such facilities shall also include defendants ordered to reside in a community rehabilitation center as a condition of probation and prisoners released due to diminution of sentence where a condition of release is that the prisoner reside in such a center.  

Added by Acts 1970, No. 441, §1.  Amended by Acts 1972, No. 723, §1; Acts 1984, No. 174, §1.