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La. R.S. 15:850.6

Use of other jail and prison facilities

Acts 1989, No. 539, §1.

A. No person shall be incarcerated overnight in Union Parish except in the Union Parish Detention Center. Other jail and prison facilities in Union Parish may be used only to hold prisoners for court during the day, except by express consent of the commission.

B. For good cause, the Union Parish Detention Center Commission may at any time require the use of any jail or prison facility in Union Parish for the purpose of keeping persons arrested for or convicted of crime in the parish.

Official source: Louisiana State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Louisiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.