Agency Overview Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections

1 agency overview

1.1 office of secretary
1.2 office of management , finance
1.3 office of adult services
1.4 office of youth development
1.5 division of probation , parole-adult
1.6 prison enterprises division
1.7 board of pardons
1.8 board of parole

agency overview

the 3 major divisions; corrections services, office of juvenile justice, , public safety services; operate , report governor of louisiana separately though same department according louisiana constitution.

office of secretary

the secretary responsible functioning , control of programs within department. formulates rules , regulations , determines policy regarding management, personnel, , total operations. leads , supports staff, charged carrying out work of agency.

as part of secretary s office, deputy secretary responsible special duties , functions assigned secretary. primary among them oversight of children s initiative, coordination , management of department s critical incident stress management response, , support , facilitation of risk review panel process.

other executive staff carry out long , short-term projects. legal services division represents , defends department in litigation, including civil service matters. crime victims services bureau coordinates department s response crime victims, including process of registration , notification , support of restorative justice initiative. deputy secretary of department of public safety serves superintendent of louisiana state police.

as of 2017, james m. jimmy leblanc secretary of department. gordon russell , maya lau of baton rouge advocate wrote salary of burl cain, warden of louisiana state penitentiary 1995 2016, $167,211 per year, $30,000 higher of leblanc, previous subordinate , personal friend of cain; russell , lau stated many observers considered cain de facto head of department.

office of management , finance

under authority of undersecretary, office of management , finance provides management support units in activities involving fiscal matters , grant management, information services, food services, maintenance , construction, performance audit, training, procurement , contractual review, human resources, , prison enterprises division. undersecretary serves chief of staff headquarters operations.

office of adult services

under direction of assistant secretary, office of adult services (oas) provides administrative oversight of , support operational programs of adult institutions , provides technical assistance local jail facilities. assistant secretary leads , directs department s operational audit teams, conduct audits of adult , juvenile institutions, non-secure contract facilities, , community work release centers , assist units matters relative maintenance of american correctional association (aca) accreditation. oas staff support administrative remedy procedure , disciplinary appeal processes, screen , recommend inmates participation in work release, , maintain central office aca accreditation. there eleven adult institutions under broad authority of assistant secretary, including 2 operated under contractual agreements private management corporations.

office of youth development

under direction of assistant secretary, office of youth development (oyd) has policy oversight , support responsibilities state programs youth adjudicated delinquent , many youth , families ruled in need of services courts of juvenile jurisdiction. oyd staff support administrative remedy procedure , disciplinary appeal processes juveniles , perform quality assurance activities juvenile institutions.

additionally, division of youth services (dys) provides probation , parole supervision , coordinates both residential , non-residential treatment services delinquent youth , status offenders , families. dys has offices located in alexandria, baton rouge, harvey, hammond, lafayette, lake charles, monroe, natchitoches, new orleans, opelousas, shreveport, tallulah, , thibodaux. of may 30, 2003, there 6476 youth under supervision – 5630 adjudicated delinquents , 846 fins (families in need of services).

division of probation , parole-adult

the division of probation , parole-adult, comprising twenty-one district offices throughout state , headquarters office in baton rouge, functions community services division. officers of division supervise adult felony offenders released community on probation, parole, diminution of sentence, or medical furlough. have broad range of duties drug screening offenders, executing parole warrants. officers commissioned, p.o.s.t. certified, law enforcement officers arrest powers. supervise offenders living in community serving felony sentences outside of incarceration. supervise inmates in ten community rehabilitation centers (crcs) , intensive parole cases institutional impact (intensive motivational program of alternative correctional treatment). officers in division provide investigative services decision-makers in criminal justice system, including judges, parole , pardon boards, , governor s office. oversee collection of various criminal justice fees, supervision fees, , victim restitution. district offices located in alexandria, amite, baton rouge, chalmette, clinton, covington, harvey, lafayette, lake charles, leesville, minden, monroe, natchitoches, new iberia, new orleans, port allen, shreveport, tallulah, thibodaux, , ville platte. during fy 2002-03, officers supervised collection of more $20,752,527. of july 1, 2003, officers of division supervising 63,000 offenders.

prison enterprises division

the prison enterprises division (pe) helps reduce overall cost of prison operations , operating costs of other state agencies, local government entities, , other tax-supported institutions operating self-supported industrial , agricultural businesses employ inmates in meaningful jobs, teach them marketable skills , work habits, , provide quality, cost-effective products , services. pe pays incentive wages inmates eligible. farming operations include row crops , garden vegetables, range herds, swinery, food processing, feed mill, land leveling, hay production, , forestry. industrial operations include manufacture of license plates, mattresses, mops, brooms, chemicals, garments, , office chairs; print shop; silkscreen operations; plastic sign shop; metal fabrication; embroidery , furniture refurbishing; , janitorial services other agencies.

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board of pardons

the 5 members of board of pardons appointed governor. board meets on regularly scheduled, publicly announced dates consider applications pardon, sentence commutation, , restoration of rights , privileges of citizenship. of board s recommendations clemency forwarded governor final action.

board of parole

the 7 members of board of parole appointed governor. board members function in three-person panels grant or deny parole inmates eligible parole, set behavioral conditions inmates released parole action of board or diminution of sentence, , hold hearings inmates facing revocation violating conditions of release incarceration.