Louisiana HB159 creates a pilot program for pretrial home incarceration in Caddo Parish using electronic monitoring.
Louisiana HB159 establishes the Caddo Parish Pretrial Home Incarceration Program, allowing the Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office to implement a pilot program using active electronic monitoring for eligible defendants as an alternative to traditional imprisonment. Eligible defendants must not be charged with a crime of violence or a sex offense and must be deemed likely to respond to the program by the sheriff's office. The program includes conditions such as curfew, home visitations, and limitations on activities outside the home.
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