Legal Opinion
Opinion Number
Louisiana Attorney General Reports
Decided July 30, 1998Published
1Opinion
Dear Sheriff Hathaway:
You requested the opinion of this office concerning whether or not a parish governing body is required to furnish the sheriff of the parish with at least one jail. In other words, if the parish has only one jail, may that jail be operated by a private company pursuant to the provisions of the Louisiana Corrections Private Management Act, La. R.S. 39:1800.1, et seq. (the "Private Management Act").
It is the opinion of this office that while a parish governing authority may be able to avail itself of the Private Management Act for any prison facility as defined in La. R.S.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Amiss v. DumasLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
- Hayden v. Richland Parish School Bd.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1989
- McClure v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1938
- Perkins v. Brothers of Christian Schools of Lafayette, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1954
- State ex rel. Board of Commissioners of the Lake Borgne Basin Levee District v. BergeronSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958