CHAPTER 17. LOUISIANA BOARD OF INSTITUTIONS

§1651. Transfer of functions of Bureau of Probation and Parole and Board of Parole

           A. The following board and bureau are hereby merged, consolidated, and placed under the jurisdiction of the Louisiana Board of Institutions, and all the functions of said board and bureau shall be transferred to the Louisiana Board of Institutions.

           (1) The Bureau of Probation and Parole of the Department of Public Welfare, except the Juvenile Probation and Parole Service, set up by R.S. 46:1251 through 1256, as amended, and except the probation services rendered by the Department of Public Welfare in connection with criminal neglect of family cases as provided in Title 15 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, which shall remain with the Department of Public Welfare.

           (2) The Board of Parole, R.S. 15:574.2 through 574.13, as amended.

           (3) The administration of the policies and decisions made and the carrying out of rules and regulations adopted by the aforesaid Bureau of Probation and Parole and Board of Parole shall be the responsibility of the Louisiana Board of Institutions. That department shall provide personnel, office space, clerical assistance, and equipment to the aforesaid Bureau of Probation and Parole and Board of Parole to carry out their respective functions.

           B. Nothing in this Section shall be construed as giving the Louisiana Board of Institutions any authority over the Board of Parole or the Bureau of Probation and Parole or their respective functions. These agencies shall have complete autonomy from the Louisiana Board of Institutions regarding their policies and decisions relative to the parole of prisoners of this State.

           Added by Acts 1960, No. 374, §1.