La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § I-6941 - Physical Plant
A. Site
selection for new construction of juvenile detention centers.
1. The site selected for a juvenile detention
center shall meet all requirements and/or have the approval of the Department
of Health and Human Resources, local zoning boards, parish and municipal
governing bodies or commissions, and other responsible local bodies.
2. The site selected shall serve a geographic
region combining the maximum detainable population (juvenile delinquents) with
the minimal amount of travel time for courts, attorneys, law enforcement
officials, and families of the detained juveniles.
3. The site shall permit ready accessibility
to the juvenile courts, law enforcement, and legal services.
4. The site location shall be reasonably
accessible to parents and family members by available public
transportation.
5. The site
location shall be reasonably accessible to emergency medical, fire, and law
enforcement services.
6. The site
locale shall be reasonably accessible to support services such as trash
pick-up, laundry services, and food delivery.
7. A site shall be selected that is serviced
by an existing road or highway from the existing transportation
network.
8. A site shall be
selected that will be, or is already provided power, water, telephone, and
other utility services by the appropriate utility companies.
9. The site should be located so that there
is a maximum travel time of 60 minutes to the detention center from a majority
of the home communities of the juvenile detained.
10. The site selected should avoid a
depressed area, industrial tract or general shopping section.
11. The site shall avoid proximity to a jail
or adult correctional facility or contiguity to any building except the
juvenile court.
12. The site shall
be large enough to provide an outdoor recreation area for the maximum capacity
of children.
13. The site shall be
located so as to prevent juveniles from seeing or being seen by passers-by
except at a remote distance.
14.
The site shall permit adequate space for staff and visitor parking.
15. The site located shall take into
consideration future development options. Specifically, it shall:
a. assure privacy against future encroachment
by new construction on adjacent properties;
b. permit possible future expansion of
detention or erection of juvenile court facilities.
16. Community involvement in site-selection
should be encouraged.
Notes
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