RS 15:850.17: Superintendent and corrections officers

A. The day-to-day operations of the Jackson Parish Detention Center shall be conducted by a superintendent, corrections officers, and any other appropriate personnel, subject to the supervision and control of the commission.

B. The superintendent and all corrections officers shall have the power and authority to make arrests of any persons lawfully committed to the Jackson Parish Detention Center when such persons have escaped, either from their custody or from the custody of others, or when such persons have committed other criminal acts while incarcerated or while at large.