§ 15:1199.26 — Transitional facilities

Louisiana § 15:1199.26

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 15: Criminal Procedure

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§1199.26. Transitional facilities
A.(1) The Department of Public Safety and Corrections is hereby authorized to
create, establish, operate, contract, and maintain transitional facilities for incarcerated
veterans identified as veterans of the United States Armed Forces. The facilities shall be
established in such places throughout the state as are deemed necessary by the secretary or
his designee.
(2) Such facilities shall be operated and maintained for those offenders who serve
as mentors for the Veterans Court probation program and those veterans who have strong
rehabilitation potential. Existing transitional work release program facilities, otherwise
known as work release, may be used to provide services and opportunities to the veterans
participating in the program to benefit both the veterans participating and the parish jails.
B. All transitional facilities established pursuant to this Part shall comply with the
provisions of R.S. 15:1111.
C. The department or its agent may allow participants in the program who are
veterans to utilize the services of the local hospital, center, or clinic operated by the
Department of Veterans Affairs for mental health services, medical care, and any other
earned eligible benefits due to service, at no expense to the state.

Legislative History

Acts 2018, No. 273, §1; Acts 2020, No. 228, §1.