In 2017, the Louisiana Legislature recently passed an ambitious package of Justice Reinvestment laws to reduce the prison population by 10% and save $262 million over the next decade. The laws passed change sentencing guidelines for many non-violent crimes as well as the Habitual Offender Statute. A Practitioners’ Guide that provides an explanation to the changes, including current versus prior law, effective date, and retroactivity is now available.
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