Program Requirements
Re-Entry Court is voluntary. The pre-release phase of the program is conducted at Louisiana State Penitentiary.
Pre-Release Requirements Include:
- • Moral Reconation Therapy
- • Life Skills Training
- • Vocational Training
- • GED Instruction
- • Substance Abuse Treatment
Referral and Eligibility
- Approval of District Attorney’s Office
- Pre-sentencing Assessments
General Eligibility Includes:
- • No sex offenders or crimes of violence
- • 7 to 10 years minimum hard labor sentence
- • Completion of the pre-release phase of the program is conducted at Louisiana State Penitentiary
- • 2 years minimum incarceration period
- • Must petition the court to be placed on the Reentry Probation portion of the program
Case Management
- Pre-release assistance with employment, residence, and community support placements
- Post-release information and referrals
- Individual services coordination
- Medical and medically assisted treatment referrals
- Frequent personal contact with clients
- Weekly reports to the court for status hearings
Re-Entry Court Team
- • District Judge
- • Administrator/Program Coordinator
- • Case Managers
- • State Probation And Parole
- • Treatment Providers
- • District Forensic Coordinator
- • District Attorney’s Office
- • Public Defender’s Office
- • Community Liaisons/Ancillary Services
- • Education Specialist
- • Clerk Of Court
Founding Judge Knight
Re-Entry Court Testimonial
A Re-Entry Court graduate’s message to the court about the impact this program has had upon their life:
"It’s crazy how this program is changing me and helping me grow into that ideal man I want to be. I’ve been in programs before, but nothing like this one, but re-entry gives me hope and makes me believe in me more and it changed my outlook on life, period. I admit I am sensitive when I think about how I was and how I am today. This opportunity has saved my life. I will keep pushing every day. My light is bound to shine."