RS 743 - Authority of private correctional facility employees
Any correctional facility employee who is employed by the operator of a private correctional facility and who has met the employment and training requirements set forth in the applicable standards of the American Correctional Association shall have full authority to perform his duties and responsibilities under law, including but not limited to exercising the use of force in the same manner and to the same extent as would be authorized if he were employed by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections in a similar capacity.
Acts 2007, No. 241, §1.