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AR Code § 12-28-705 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 3 - Correctional Facilities and Programs|Chapter 28 - State Correctional Facilities|Subchapter 7 - Arkansas Boot Camp Act|§ 12-28-705. Construction — Applicability of other acts

 This subchapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish the intent and purposes of the General Assembly in adopting it and shall be the sole authority required for the accomplishment of these purposes. To this end, it shall not be necessary to comply with general provisions of other laws dealing with the minimum time constraints as applied to release eligibility.
AR Code § 12-29-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 3 - Correctional Facilities and Programs|Chapter 29 - Inmates of State Facilities|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 12-29-101. Custody classifications and treatment programs

 (a)  (1) The Director of the Division of Correction shall formulate and establish a system by which all prisoners delivered to and in the care and custody of the Division of Correction shall be classified according to deportment.  (2) In this classification, consideration shall be given to the prisoner's demeanor while in the division's care and custody and the prisoner's record prior to commitment to the division.    (b) Persons committed to the institutional care of the division shall be dealt with humanely with efforts directed to their rehabilitation.  (c)  (1) For these purposes, the division may establish programs of classification and diagnosis, education, casework, counseling and psychiatric therapy, vocational training and guidance, work, library and religious services, and other rehabilitation programs or services as may be indicated.  (2) The division shall also institute procedures for the study and classification of inmates.    (d)  (1) With the approval of the Board of Corrections, the director shall establish rules for the assignment of inmates to the various programs, services, and work activities of the division.  (2) Inmates in the institutions of the division may participate in and benefit from the vocational, educational, and rehabilitation services of their respective institutions solely within the rules of the division as determined by the director, subject to appeal and review by the Board of Corrections or a designated review board in accordance with procedures that shall be established by the Board of Corrections.
AR Code § 12-29-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 3 - Correctional Facilities and Programs|Chapter 29 - Inmates of State Facilities|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 12-29-102. Inmates denied participation in furlough programs

 A person who is convicted of any of the following offenses shall be ineligible to participate in any meritorious furlough program conducted by or for the Division of Correction:   (1) Capital murder, § 5-10-101;  (2) Murder in the first degree, § 5-10-102;  (3) Kidnapping, § 5-11-102;  (4) Rape, § 5-14-103;  (5) Any other offense concerning sexual offenses under § 5-14-101 et seq.;  (6) An offense concerning sexual exploitation of children under the Arkansas Protection of Children Against Exploitation Act of 1979, § 5-27-301 et seq.;  (7) An offense concerning use of children in sexual performances under § 5-27-401 et seq.; or  (8) Stalking, § 5-71-229.
AR Code § 12-29-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 3 - Correctional Facilities and Programs|Chapter 29 - Inmates of State Facilities|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 12-29-103. Discipline

 (a) The Director of the Division of Correction or the Director of the Division of Community Correction shall prescribe, with the approval of the Board of Corrections, rules for the maintenance of good order and discipline in the facilities and institutions of the Division of Correction and the Division of Community Correction, respectively, including proceedings for dealing with violations.  (b)  (1) These rules shall require that inmates found guilty of damaging or destroying state property shall be ordered to pay restitution.  (2) This restitution shall be collected by levying against the inmate's institutional account. The levy against the inmate's institutional account shall continue until the estimated damage to state property has been fully paid or until the inmate is released from incarceration, whichever occurs first.    (c)  (1) In case of riot or other violent conduct or behavior on the part of any inmate or group of inmates, the Director of the Division of Correction may take such steps as are necessary, including the use of force and arms as necessary, to restore discipline and order.  (2) The Director of the Division of Correction may seek the assistance of the Division of Arkansas State Police, the National Guard, and local and federal law enforcement agencies in preserving order whenever the circumstances justify.    (d) The Director of the Division of Correction shall provide for a record of charges of infractions by inmates, including any punishment imposed, and shall also keep a record of all medical inspections made.
AR Code § 12-29-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 3 - Correctional Facilities and Programs|Chapter 29 - Inmates of State Facilities|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 12-29-104. Contacts with persons outside the institution

 Under rules prescribed by the Division of Correction, heads of the institutions of the division may authorize:   (1) Visits and correspondence, under reasonable conditions, between inmates and approved friends, relatives, and others;  (2) Temporary release of an inmate for such occasions as the serious illness or death of a member of the inmate's family; or  (3) An interview of the inmate by a prospective employer.
AR Code § 12-29-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 3 - Correctional Facilities and Programs|Chapter 29 - Inmates of State Facilities|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 12-29-105. Clergy

 (a) All clergy of every denomination shall be admitted free to a Department of Correction prison or may visit any inmate confined therein, subject to such rules as may be necessary to the good government and discipline of the prison, and may administer the rites and ceremonies of the church to which the clergy belong if the inmate desires it.  (b) The Director of the Department of Correction shall afford every facility to a clergy to visit an inmate and to administer rites, ceremonies, and spiritual consolation to an inmate within the rules of the prison.
AR Code § 12-29-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 3 - Correctional Facilities and Programs|Chapter 29 - Inmates of State Facilities|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 12-29-106. Mail to or from inmates

 (a)  (1) A person without the consent of the Director of the Division of Correction shall not bring into or carry out of a prison any letter or writing to or from any inmate.  (2) A violation of this section is an unclassified misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100), imprisonment not exceeding thirty (30) days, or both.    (b) However, all inmates shall have the privilege, under the proper supervision and inspection of the director or his or her employees, to write and receive letters from their relations and friends.
AR Code § 12-29-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 3 - Correctional Facilities and Programs|Chapter 29 - Inmates of State Facilities|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 12-29-107. Inmate welfare funds

 Amounts held as inmate welfare funds or received as inmate welfare funds through contributions, profit from sale of products to inmates, or otherwise, shall be held as a special fund to be administered and used by the Director of the Division of Correction for the general benefit of the inmates under rules to be established by the Board of Corrections.
AR Code § 12-29-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 3 - Correctional Facilities and Programs|Chapter 29 - Inmates of State Facilities|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 12-29-108. Cash in possession of inmate — Confiscation

 (a) The Board of Corrections is authorized to promulgate rules concerning the maximum amount of cash that inmates of the Division of Correction may have in their possession.  (b) The board shall provide adequate facilities for the deposit and safekeeping of cash belonging to inmates at the division if the inmate desires to deposit it for safekeeping.  (c)  (1) An inmate of the division shall forfeit any cash found on his or her person or in his or her possession in excess of the amount prescribed by rules of the board.  (2) After a hearing, the Director of the Division of Correction shall confiscate such cash and deposit the amount held in violation of the rules into a division welfare fund, to be used for the benefit of inmates of the division pursuant to rules of the board.  (3) A complete record of all funds forfeited and confiscated shall be maintained by the director.
AR Code § 12-29-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 3 - Correctional Facilities and Programs|Chapter 29 - Inmates of State Facilities|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 12-29-109. Board action upon violations of § 5-54-119

 If the Board of Corrections has good reason for believing that any violation of § 5-54-119 has occurred, it shall investigate the matter and report the facts together with the names of the witnesses to the proper prosecuting attorney.
AR Code § 12-29-110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 3 - Correctional Facilities and Programs|Chapter 29 - Inmates of State Facilities|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 12-29-110. Selling or trading position, working condition, or promotion — Penalty

 (a) It is unlawful for any inmate or employee of the Division of Correction or any other person to sell, barter, or trade, or to promise or offer to sell, barter, or trade any favored job or position, working condition, or any promotion or demotion in any job or position at the division and to:  (1) Accept or receive any money, consideration, or thing of value therefor;  (2) Make or accept any loan or money as inducement thereof; or  (3) Accept or receive any favored condition or job or position at the division either directly or indirectly as a result thereof.    (b)  (1) A violation of this section is an unclassified felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than one (1) year nor more than five (5) years.  (2) If the person convicted under this section is an inmate in the division, the sentence shall commence to run from the expiration of the sentence under which the person is serving at the time of the violation of this section.
AR Code § 12-29-111 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 3 - Correctional Facilities and Programs|Chapter 29 - Inmates of State Facilities|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 12-29-111. Transport of inmate required for legal proceeding

 (a) If an inmate in the care and custody of the Division of Correction or the Division of Community Correction is required to be present during a criminal proceeding or a civil proceeding that arises from a criminal charge or conviction of any court in this state, the county sheriff of the county in which the criminal proceeding or civil proceeding takes place shall take custody of the inmate at the institution where the inmate is confined, transport the inmate to the appropriate county, and make him or her available to the court.  (b) At the conclusion of the criminal proceeding or civil proceeding, the county sheriff shall transport the inmate back to the unit of the Division of Correction or Division of Community Correction from which the inmate was received and shall return custody of the inmate to the Division of Correction or Division of Community Correction officials.  (c)  (1) The county sheriff's office is responsible for the custody, sustenance, and safety of the inmate from the time the inmate is placed into its custody until the time custody of the inmate is returned to the Division of Correction or the Division of Community Correction.  (2) The county in which the legal proceeding is held is responsible for all expenses relating to the transportation and care of the inmate.    (d) While transporting an inmate under this section, a county sheriff has the full authority of his or her office in any county of this state in matters relating to the transportation.  (e) This section does not apply to the transportation and care costs for court appearances arising from charges brought by the Division of Correction against the inmate for offenses committed while the inmate is under the custody and care of the Division of Correction.  (f)  (1) When an inmate in the care and custody of the Division of Correction or the Division of Community Correction is required to be present for appearances in a civil proceeding that does not arise from a criminal charge or conviction, the court requiring the inmate's presence may assess costs against one (1) or more of the parties to the proceeding to be paid to the Division of Correction or the Division of Community Correction to compensate the actual cost of transporting the inmate and to compensate other costs assessed by the court.  (2) Costs under this subsection shall not be assessed against the Department of Human Services if the Department of Human Services is a party to the proceeding.
AR Code § 12-29-112 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 3 - Correctional Facilities and Programs|Chapter 29 - Inmates of State Facilities|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 12-29-112. Discharge or release

 (a) At least one hundred twenty (120) days before an inmate's anticipated release date, the Division of Correction, in collaboration with the inmate and the Division of Community Correction and the Parole Board, shall complete a prerelease assessment and reentry plan, which may include a travel subsidy and transportation to the closest commercial transportation pick-up point.  (b) A copy of the reentry plan under this section shall be provided to the inmate and the assigned parole officer, if applicable.  (c) An inmate released upon completion of his or her terms of incarceration shall be provided:  (1) Written and certified proof that he or she completed and satisfied all the terms of his or her incarceration; and  (2) Information on how to reinstate his or her voting rights upon discharge of his or her sentence.
AR Code § 12-29-113 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 3 - Correctional Facilities and Programs|Chapter 29 - Inmates of State Facilities|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 12-29-113. Notice of escape to law enforcement officers — Penalty

 (a)  (1) Whenever any inmate of the Department of Correction shall escape from its custody, it shall be the duty of the Director of the Department of Correction or his or her designee to immediately notify the appropriate law enforcement officers in the area where the escape took place.  (2) Notification of law enforcement officers in other areas of the state as well as surrounding states will be made as deemed necessary by the department.    (b) A violation of any provision of this section shall be a violation and shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
AR Code § 12-29-114 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 3 - Correctional Facilities and Programs|Chapter 29 - Inmates of State Facilities|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 12-29-114. Notice of escape to victim or victim's next of kin

 (a)  (1) Whenever an inmate serving a sentence for the commission of a crime escapes from the custody of the Division of Correction, it shall be the responsibility of the division to immediately notify the victim of the crime or the victim's next of kin of the inmate's escape.  (2) However, the victim of the crime or the victim's next of kin will not be notified by the division unless a request for the notification has previously been delivered in writing to the division.    (b)  (1) When notice of an escape is given by the division, it shall be conveyed by telephone whenever possible and otherwise in writing to the last known address of the victim or the victim's next of kin.  (2) It shall be the responsibility of the victim or the victim's next of kin to notify the division in writing of any future changes in the victim's or victim's next of kin address and telephone number.    (c) It shall be the responsibility of the prosecuting attorney of the county from which the inmate was committed to notify the victim or the victim's next of kin that an address and telephone number may be provided to the division, and the procedure by which to supply information, for the purpose of notification should the inmate escape.
AR Code § 12-29-115 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 3 - Correctional Facilities and Programs|Chapter 29 - Inmates of State Facilities|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 12-29-115. Combination to escape — Authority of guards

 (a) The officers and guards of the Division of Correction shall use all lawful and suitable means to defend themselves, secure the persons of offenders, and prevent attempted violence and escape whenever two (2) or more inmates shall combine for the following purposes or whenever one (1) or more inmates shall:  (1) Offer violence to any officer, guard, or inmate;  (2) Do or attempt to do any injury to any building, workshop, or appurtenance thereto;  (3) Attempt to escape; or  (4) Resist any lawful demand.    (b) If any of the officers or guards employed in the division shall, in the attempt to prevent the escape of any inmate, any attempt to retake any inmate who may have escaped, or in the attempt to suppress any riot, revolt, or insurrection, take the life of any inmate, the officer or guard shall not be held responsible therefor unless it is done unnecessarily or wantonly.
AR Code § 12-29-116 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 3 - Correctional Facilities and Programs|Chapter 29 - Inmates of State Facilities|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 12-29-116. Authority of director in case of alarm or danger

 The Director of the Department of Correction shall have the authority of a county sheriff over the power of the county in which a Department of Correction's prison or inmate camp is situated in all cases of alarm or danger at the prison or inmate camp, in the absence of the county sheriff or the county sheriff's inability to act.
AR Code § 12-29-117 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 3 - Correctional Facilities and Programs|Chapter 29 - Inmates of State Facilities|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 12-29-117. Educational, training, and rehabilitative programs

 An inmate who was convicted and sentenced as an adult for an offense he or she committed before he or she attained eighteen (18) years of age shall not be prevented from participating in an educational, training, or rehabilitative program that is otherwise available to other inmates in the general population of the correctional facility in which he or she is housed.
AR Code § 12-29-118 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs|Subtitle 3 - Correctional Facilities and Programs|Chapter 29 - Inmates of State Facilities|Subchapter 1 - General Provisions|§ 12-29-118. Punitive isolation or solitary confinement of inmates who are minors — Definitions

 (a) As used in this section:  (1) “Minor” means a person who is under eighteen (18) years of age;  (2) “Punitive isolation” means the placement of a minor in a location that is separate from the general population as a punishment; and  (3) “Solitary confinement” means the isolation of a minor in a cell separate from the general population as a punishment.    (b) A minor who is an inmate at a state correctional facility shall not be placed in punitive isolation or solitary confinement as a disciplinary measure for more than twenty-four (24) hours unless the:  (1) Placement of the minor in punitive isolation or solitary confinement is due to:  (A) A physical or sexual assault committed by the minor while in the state correctional facility;  (B) Conduct of the minor that poses a direct threat to the safety of a person or a clear threat to the safe and secure operation of the state correctional facility; or  (C) The minor escaping or attempting to escape from the state correctional facility; and    (2)  (A) Warden of the state correctional facility or his or her designee provides written authorization to place the minor in punitive isolation or solitary confinement for more than twenty-four (24) hours.  (B) The warden of the state correctional facility or his or her designee shall provide the written authorization described in subdivision (b)(2)(A) of this section for every twenty-four-hour period during which the minor remains in solitary confinement after the initial twenty-four (24) hours.      (c) The Board of Corrections shall retain the authority to govern and supervise the administration of the responsibilities of the board before July 24, 2019, including without limitation the administration of the state penal institutions under Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 33.