RS 15:943: Program

A. There is hereby established, within the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice, the Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Program as a fiscal incentive program to fund local efforts that enhance public safety while reducing juvenile justice system costs.

B. Funds appropriated for the program shall be utilized for renewable grants to be awarded to judicial districts, or groups of judicial districts, for the purpose of establishing community-based sanction and treatment programs, including reentry programs, that provide alternatives to out-of-home placement.