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What agencies comprise the Department of Public Safety and Corrections?

April 26, 2017agencies comprise corrections Department public safety

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What agencies comprise the Department of Public Safety and Corrections?

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A. The set-up of the Department can be confusing to many people. Constitutionally, it is one Department. Practically, the Department is divided into three areas: Corrections Services (overseeing the assignment and care of adult offenders, including those under Probations and/or Parole supervision), Public Safety Services (comprised of Louisiana State Police, the Office of Motor Vehicles, the State Fire Marshals Office and the Highway Safety Commission) and the Office of Youth Development (which is responsible for juvenile offenders). Each entity reports directly to the Governor. The Secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections oversees Corrections Services.