Books from the Law Library:
The Law and Policy of Sentencing and Corrections in a Nutshell by Lynn S. Branham
10th Edition published by West Academic in 2017. View publisher page for more information.
The Law of Probation and Parole by Neil P. Cohen
2nd Edition published by West/Thomson Reuters and updated regularly. View Table of Contents for more information.
Online Resources:
Louisiana Parole and Pardon Board Policies and Administrative Rules: https://doc.louisiana.gov/imprisoned-person-programs-resources/pardons-parole/policies-and-administrative-roles/
Louisiana Supreme Court Rules for Litigation Filed by Inmates: https://www.lasc.org/District_Court_Rules?p=TitleVI
Factsheet on Medical Parole, Compassionate Release, and Medical Treatment Furlough from FAMM (as of June 2018): famm.org/wp-content/uploads/Louisiana_Final.pdf
Louisiana Parole Project: www.paroleproject.org
Louisiana’s Justice Reinvestment Reforms Practitioners’ Guide (information about the 2017 criminal justice reform laws, including changes to parole and "good time" sentence reductions): www.lasc.org/documents/LA_Practitioners_Guide_Justice_Reinvestment_Reforms_FINAL_2017-8-1.pdf
A Jailhouse Lawyers Manual (Louisiana supplement chapter on parole), published by Columbia Human Rights Law Review: jlm.law.columbia.edu/files/2018/03/31.-LA-Ch.-21-FINAL.pdf
Information about federal First Step Act: https://www.bop.gov/inmates/fsa/index.jsp
Second Chances in the Criminal Justice System: Alternatives to Incarceration and Reentry Strategies by the ABA Commission on Effective Criminal Sanctions (published by American Bar Association Publishing in 2007): https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/publications/criminaljustice/secondchances.pdf
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