2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 15:848.6 — Superintendent and corrections officers

§848.6.  Superintendent and corrections officers

A.  The day-to-day operations of the Lincoln Parish Detention Center shall be conducted by a superintendent, corrections officers, and any other appropriate personnel, subject to the supervision and control of the commission.  

B.  The superintendent and all corrections officers shall have the power and authority to make arrests of any persons lawfully committed to the Lincoln Parish Detention Center when such persons have escaped, either from their custody or the custody of others; or when such persons have committed other criminal acts while incarcerated or while at large.  This power and authority to arrest shall also extend to persons who aid or abet or otherwise interfere with the arrest of a prisoner of the Lincoln Parish Detention Center or who commit criminal acts while on or around the Lincoln Parish Detention Center.  

Added by Acts 1982, No. 569, §1.