Louisiana · Louisiana Code of Criminal Procedure + R.S. Title 15

La. C.Cr.P. § 15:715: Reporting of escapes from parish prison facilities and jails

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

This statute requires sheriffs and jail officials to immediately notify law enforcement agencies, media outlets, and crime victims when an inmate escapes from a parish prison or jail facility.

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