Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 22 - CORRECTIONS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Part XI - Committee on Parole
Chapter 7 - Parole Decisions
Section XI-707 - Parole Plans
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XI-707
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024
A. In order for an offender to be considered for parole release, the offender must have a viable transition plan that includes housing, potential job opportunities, and a support network that can incorporate family, friends, church, and rehabilitative programs. The plan for housing and will be investigated and approved by the Division of Probation and Parole.
B. In-State Parole
1. The board will not issue a certificate of
parole to anyone granted parole until the residence plan has been approved by
the Division of Probation and Parole. The residence plan should be given to the
classification officer at the correctional facility where the offender is
housed at the pre-parole interview or mailed directly to the board 30 days
prior to the parole hearing.
2. A
parole hearing may be held as docketed without an approved residence plan.
Parole may be granted at the hearing, subject to the residence plan being
approved through the Division of Probation and Parole.
C. Out-of-State Parole
1. Before any parolee can be considered for a
plan of supervision in another state, the offender shall sign an application
for interstate compact services agreement to return (waiver of
extradition).
2. Out-of-state
parole plans may be considered when the state in question issues a written
statement expressing its willingness to accept the parolee under specific
conditions. Release will be deferred until such approval is received by the
board from the receiving state.
3.
The parolee shall be required to comply with all applicable provisions of the
interstate compact, and shall be required to acknowledge, in writing, that he
or she is fully aware of the requirements of transfer under the
compact.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 15:574.2 et seq., R.S. 15:535 et seq., and R.S. 15:540 et seq.
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