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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 26 - CRIMINAL DETENTION FACILITIES STANDARDS (§§ 12-26-101 — 12-26-109) › Section 12-26-107 - Inspection of facility - Report

(a)
(1)
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the Criminal Detention Facilities Review Coordinator shall visit and inspect each criminal detention facility and each juvenile detention facility, if any, in each criminal detention facility review committee district at least annually for the purpose of determining the conditions of confinement, the treatment of prisoners, and whether the criminal detention facilities and juvenile detention facilities comply with the minimum standards established pursuant to this chapter.
(2)
The method of inspection may only be altered in the event of an emergency declared under the Arkansas Emergency Services Act of 1973, §
12-75-101
et seq., with approval of the Secretary of the Department of Public Safety.
(3)
The coordinator shall report in writing his or her findings that result from the visits to each criminal detention facility and each juvenile detention facility to the criminal detention facility review committee for the district.
(b)
(1)
A written report of each inspection shall be issued by the criminal detention facility review committee within thirty (30) days following the inspection under subsection (a) of this section to the administrative judge for a judicial district within the geographic area of the criminal detention facility review committee district in which the criminal detention facility or juvenile detention facility is located and to the county judge or the governing body of the political subdivision whose criminal detention facility or juvenile detention facility is the subject of the written report.
(2)
The written report shall specify the ways in which the criminal detention facility or juvenile detention facility does and does not comply with the required minimum standards.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 306,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 685,§ 3, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 153,§ 6, eff. 1/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 250,§ 18, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1983, No. 741, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-1217; Acts 1989, No. 515, § 4.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 26 - CRIMINAL DETENTION FACILITIES STANDARDS (§§ 12-26-101 — 12-26-109) › Section 12-26-109 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 153,§ 8, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 2001, No. 1185, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-151) › Section 12-27-101 - Purposes and construction of the Division of Correction

(a)
(1)
The purpose of this act is to establish a Division of Correction that shall assume the custody, control, and management of the state penitentiary, execute the orders of criminal courts of the State of Arkansas, and provide for the custody, treatment, rehabilitation, and restoration of adult offenders as useful law-abiding citizens within the community.
(2)
The division shall be under the supervision and control of the Board of Corrections.
(3)
To accomplish the objectives and purposes of this act in an effective, coordinated, and uniform manner, the division shall be responsible for the maintenance, supervision, and administration of adult detention and correctional services of the state as determined by the board.
(4)
Institutions and services shall be diversified in program, construction, and staff to provide effectually and efficiently for the maximum custody, care, supervision, and treatment of those persons committed to the division.
(b)
This act shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate its purposes.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 728, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1968 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 50, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-100; Acts 1993, No. 549, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-151) › Section 12-27-102 - Enforcement of penalties - Report of crimes

(a)
All laws of this state prescribing penalties for violations concerned with or affecting the state penitentiary or inmates thereof shall be equally applicable to the Division of Correction and shall be enforced accordingly.
(b)
In the event any crime shall be committed in any institution of the division, it shall be the duty of the Director of the Division of Correction, or his or her designated employee, to report the crime to the county sheriff and prosecuting attorney of the county in which the institution is located in which the crime, or alleged crime, took place.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 729, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1968 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 50, § 22; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-131.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-151) › Section 12-27-106 - Publication of rules - Report concerning administrative directives and administrative memoranda filed with Legislative Council

(a)
The Board of Corrections shall make available in conspicuous places all rules promulgated by the board with reference to the conduct of the persons committed to or housed in correctional facilities that are operated or contracted by the divisions and agencies the board governs.
(b)
(1)
Except as provided in subdivision (b)(2) of this section, the board shall file a report with the Legislative Council on a quarterly basis containing all new and revised administrative directives and administrative memoranda issued in the previous quarter by:
(A)
The board;
(B)
The Director of the Division of Correction;
(C)
The Director of the Division of Community Correction;
(D)
Staff of the Division of Correction and the Division of Community Correction; and
(E)
The Secretary of the Department of Corrections.
(2)
The report under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall not include information that is confidential under §
12-27-137
or §
12-27-148
.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 152,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 882, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 396,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 1258,§ 14, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1933, No. 30, § 11; Pope's Dig., § 12655; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-132.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-151) › Section 12-27-108 - Authentication of records

(a)
For authentication of the records, process, and proceedings of the Division of Correction, the Director of the Division of Correction may adopt and keep an official seal for the use of his or her office, and the seal shall receive judicial notice in all of the courts of the state.
(b)
All acts, orders, reports, and other records of the division or copies thereof which are entitled to judicial notice shall be certified to by the director with the seal affixed thereto.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 884, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 740, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1968 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 50, § 4; 1975, No. 733, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-104.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-151) › Section 12-27-109 - Oaths of director and other authorized persons

The Director of the Division of Correction and each person authorized by the Board of Corrections to assume the duties of the director on an interim or acting basis shall, before discharging his or her prescribed duties, take and subscribe to and file in the office of the Secretary of State, an oath that he or she will support the United States Constitution and the Arkansas Constitution and faithfully perform the prescribed duties upon which he or she is about to enter.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 208,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 741, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1968 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 50, § 4; 1975, No. 733, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-104.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-151) › Section 12-27-110 - Administrative headquarters

The Board of Corrections shall locate the administrative headquarters of the Division of Correction and the Division of Community Correction at a suitable site or sites to be chosen by the board.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 152,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1973, No. 464, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-103.1; Acts 2001, No. 614, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-151) › Section 12-27-111 - Improvements

(a)
The Board of Corrections and the Secretary of the Department of Corrections shall decide what improvements are necessary, which are not otherwise provided by law. These improvements shall be made under the direction and supervision of the secretary.
(b)
In making any necessary improvements under the provisions of this section, if in his or her discretion it shall be deemed necessary, the secretary may employ the services of an engineer, draftsman, or architect to make such plans and specifications as may be necessary.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 152,§ 3, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1893, No. 76, § 63, p. 121; C. & M. Dig., § 9717; Pope's Dig., § 12748; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-114.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-151) › Section 12-27-112 - Sale of lands and facilities of the Department of Correction

(a)
None of the lands under the control and jurisdiction of the State Penitentiary on March 1, 1968, shall be sold or otherwise disposed of by the Board of Corrections or the Department of Correction except upon specific authorization by the General Assembly.
(b)
(1)
The authority granted state boards and commissions to sell land belonging to state institutions, as provided in §§
22-6-601
and
22-6-602
, shall not be applicable to the penitentiary, the board, and the department.
(2)
It is the intent of this section that lands under the control and jurisdiction of the penitentiary on March 1, 1968, may be sold or otherwise disposed of only upon specific authorization therefor by laws enacted by the General Assembly subsequent to March 1, 1968.
Acts 1968 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 50, § 40; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-111.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-151) › Section 12-27-115 - Claims of counties for expenses - Verification

(a)
When any county in which an institution of the Department of Correction is located shall incur expenses in connection with any legal proceedings involved or occasioned by any inmate of a penal institution, the county shall be entitled to reimbursement for such expenses from the Department of Correction Fund.
(b)
All claims by counties against the fund pursuant to this section shall be itemized, and the claims shall be verified by the county judge and presented to the Director of the Department of Correction within ninety (90) days after the expense is incurred.
(c)
Upon receipt of the verified claims, the director shall pay the claim from funds appropriated for the maintenance and operation of the department.
Acts 1968 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 50, § 43; 1981, No. 58, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-162.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-151) › Section 12-27-116 - Use of fuel and provisions - Issuance or sale of items produced

(a)
Except as authorized by the Board of Corrections, no officer of the Department of Correction or employee of the department shall give to anyone any fuel, forage, provisions, or manufactured articles under his or her charge, nor permit such things to be taken or used except for the use and benefit of the state.
(b)
(1)
The department may provide a program to provide for the orderly and equitable issuance or sale of surplus items produced or processed by the farming operations of the department to employees and, if the department provides the program, the department shall implement a monitoring system to guarantee fiscal accountability in the program.
(2)
Only those individuals identified as emergency force personnel meeting the following requirements may participate in the issuance of items under this program:
(A)
Individuals whose duties require long working hours beyond the normal workday of approximately 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and the normal workweek of five (5) days a week;
(B)
Individuals required for long working hours, regularly worked weekends, and holidays; or
(C)
Individuals on twenty-four-hour call, seven (7) days a week.
(3)
As determined by availability after meeting the needs of the inmate population, reasonable quantities of items produced or processed by the farming operations of the department or purchased in bulk for processing shall be made available under this section.
(4)
There shall be a twenty-five-dollar-per-month minimum allowance for commissary items.
(5)
(A)
Fresh surplus vegetables will be available at the cost of production as determined by the Department of Correction's Farm Accounting Division and Central Office Accounting Division to all nonemergency force employees.
(B)
Vegetables will be for the use of the employee and domicile correction's family only.
(C)
Only one (1) member of the domicile family will be entitled to the issuance or purchase of vegetables.
(6)
The department will implement, maintain, and guarantee accountability of all items so issued to assure fiscal responsibility and total honesty in the program.
Acts 1893, No. 76, § 54, p. 121; C. & M. Dig., § 9723; Pope's Dig., § 12754; Acts 1981, No. 139, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-129; Acts 1989 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 118, § 33; 2009, No. 283, § 1; 2011, No. 182, § 1; 2011, No. 779, § 22.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-151) › Section 12-27-117 - Employees' uniforms

As deemed appropriate by the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and approved by the Board of Corrections, the Department of Corrections may purchase identifying occupational uniforms for correctional personnel and community supervision personnel.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 82, eff. 1/1/2024.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 152,§ 4, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1987, No. 953, § 21.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-151) › Section 12-27-118 - Employees' children - Transportation to school

(a)
(1)
In order to provide adequate educational opportunities for school children of personnel employed at the various institutions of the Department of Correction, in those instances in which an institution includes territory in more than one (1) school district, school children living within the boundaries of the institution may attend schools in the district of their choice.
(2)
The school district in which the children choose to attend may provide transportation services and all other services normally provided school children of the district.
(b)
The authority granted in this section for a school district to transport children living within territory of an institution shall supersede any existing provision of law to the contrary.
Acts 1968 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 50, § 41; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-126.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-151) › Section 12-27-120 - Retirement of employees

(a)
During their employment by the Department of Correction, all employees of the state penitentiary on March 1, 1968, shall be eligible for benefits under and shall participate in the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System.
(b)
All employees of the department employed after March 1, 1968, shall be included in the membership of the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System and shall participate in the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System in accordance with the laws governing the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System.
(c)
It is the intent of this section to:
(1)
Allow those employees of the state penitentiary who participated before in the Arkansas State Penitentiary Employees' Retirement System to participate in and receive benefits from the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System; and
(2)
Provide that all other employees of the department shall participate in and receive the benefits of the Arkansas Public Employees' Retirement System in the manner provided by law.
Acts 1968 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 50, § 21; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-125; Acts 2005, No. 1962, § 46.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-151) › Section 12-27-121 - Transfer of inmates to foreign countries

The Governor is empowered to authorize the Department of Correction to participate, with the assistance of federal authorities, in any treaty between the United States and a foreign country for the transfer of inmates from the custody of the department to the proper authorities of a foreign country.
Acts 1987, No. 775, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-151) › Section 12-27-122 - Debt service accounts

(a)
(1)
The Division of Correction may establish accounts in financial institutions other than the State Treasury for the purpose of making debt service payments on bonds issued, or leases, or both, through the Arkansas Development Finance Authority and as otherwise authorized by law.
(2)
The accounts shall be entitled the "Construction Fund Deficiency Account", the "Prisoner Housing Contract Account", and the "Regional Facilities Operations Account".
(3)
Receipts into the Construction Fund Deficiency Account, the Prisoner Housing Contract Account, and the Regional Facilities Operations Account shall be from transfers from the work-release cash funds, payments to the division for housing county and city prisoners in regional facilities, and such other sources as required.
(b)
Payments made by the division from the work-release cash funds, Construction Fund Deficiency Account, Prisoner Housing Contract Account, and the Regional Facilities Operations Account which are made for bonded indebtedness or leases of regional correction facilities, or both, are specifically exempt from §§
19-4-801
-
19-4-803
,
19-4-805
, and
19-4-806
.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 250,§ 20, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1989, No. 819, §§ 1, 2.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-151) › Section 12-27-123 - Supervision and transfer of employees - Additional compensation

(a)
All employees of the Department of Corrections shall be under the direct supervision and control of the Secretary of the Department of Corrections, who shall report directly to the Board of Corrections.
(b)
The Compliance Division, which consists of but is not limited to a compliance attorney and an auditor, shall be under the direct authority of the board.
(c)
(1)
The department may award additional compensation to exempt employees who are members of the emergency response unit.
(2)
These employees are eligible to receive up to three percent (3%) per hour of additional compensation for the actual number of hours that an employee spends on an emergency response action.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 890,§ 37, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 152,§ 5, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1991, No. 1078, §§ 28, 29; 1993, No. 885, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-151) › Section 12-27-124 - Purposes and construction of the Division of Community Correction

(a)
(1)
The purpose of this act is to establish a Division of Community Correction that shall assume the management of all community correction facilities and services, execute the orders of the criminal courts of the State of Arkansas, and provide for the supervision, treatment, rehabilitation, and restoration of adult offenders as useful law-abiding citizens within the community.
(2)
The division shall be under the supervision and control of the Board of Corrections.
(3)
To accomplish the objectives and purposes of this act in an effective, coordinated, and uniform manner, the division shall be responsible for the administration of all community correction facilities, services, and means of supervision, including community supervision or any type of post-prison release or transfer.
(4)
Facilities and services shall be diversified in program, construction, and staff to provide effectually and efficiently for the maximum care, supervision, and treatment of those persons accessing the division.
(b)
This act shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate its purposes.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 83, eff. 1/1/2024.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 742, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1993, No. 549, § 7.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-151) › Section 12-27-126 - Director of the Division of Community Correction

(a)
The Director of the Division of Community Correction shall be appointed by the Board of Corrections in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Corrections at a salary fixed by the Board of Corrections, which shall not exceed the maximum salary for the position established by law.
(b)
The director shall be qualified for the position by character, ability, education, training, and successful administrative experience in correctional, community correction, or related fields.
(c)
The director shall serve at the pleasure of the Secretary of the Department of Corrections.
(d)
Subject to the rules, policies, and procedures prescribed by the Board of Corrections, the director shall:
(1)
Administer the Division of Community Correction and supervise the administration of all facilities, programs, and services under the Division of Community Correction's jurisdiction;
(2)
Employ such personnel as are required in the administration of the provisions of this act, provided that the employment of personnel shall be in accordance with the applicable laws and personnel rules of the state;
(3)
Institute programs for the training and development of personnel within the Division of Community Correction and have authority to suspend, discharge, or otherwise discipline personnel in accordance with policies prescribed by the Board of Corrections;
(4)
Make an annual report to the Board of Corrections, which will be forwarded to the Governor and the General Assembly, on the work of the Division of Community Correction, including statistics and other data, income derived from fee collection, a summary of expenditures of the Division of Community Correction, and progress reports regarding internal issues such as offender success, programming development, bed space utilization, and future needs; and
(5)
Cooperate with the Division of Correction, the Post-Prison Transfer Board, the Arkansas Sentencing Commission, judicial districts, counties, and municipalities to provide the guidance and services required to ensure a full range of correctional and community correction options for the state as a whole.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 90, eff. 1/1/2024.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 89, eff. 1/1/2024.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 88, eff. 1/1/2024.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 887, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 746, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 745, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 744, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1993, No. 549, § 7.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-151) › Section 12-27-128 - Division of Correction Nontax Revenue Receipts Fund

(a)
There is created in accordance with §§
19-4-801
-
19-4-803
,
19-4-804
[repealed],
19-4-805
,
19-4-806
, and the Revenue Classification Law, §
19-6-101
et seq., a cash fund entitled the Division of Correction Nontax Revenue Receipts Fund to consist of receipts for telephone calls from coinless telephones located on Division of Correction grounds, and from other nontax receipts not previously identified to a fund of deposit.
(b)
Funds held in the Division of Correction Nontax Revenue Receipts Fund are to be administered and expended by the Director of the Division of Correction within guidelines established by the Board of Corrections for periodic transfers to other division funds or for disbursements in support of division operations or debt service.
(c)
The division will request cash fund appropriations in accordance with established law and procedures after a determination by the board of the usage of the Division of Correction Nontax Revenue Receipts Fund.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 752, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1993, No. 697, §§ 1-3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-151) › Section 12-27-129 - Report on rehabilitation

(a)
The Division of Correction may report to the House Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs and the Senate Committee on State Agencies and Governmental Affairs no later than December 1 of each year regarding its efforts in rehabilitating the inmate population.
(b)
(1)
The report may include the division's rehabilitative efforts regarding inmate education, specific job training, behavior modification, psychological treatment and assistance, and substance abuse programs.
(2)
Further, the report is to include the amount of meritorious good time or earned release credits awarded inmates by the division for the successful completion of the various rehabilitative programs.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 92, eff. 1/1/2024.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 753, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1993, No. 911, § 32; 1997, No. 324, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-151) › Section 12-27-130 - Reimbursement of county

Notwithstanding any other provision of law or Division of Correction's commitment which may exist to the contrary, the Board of Corrections shall not increase any reimbursement rate for payments made to any county for the purpose of reimbursing the expenses of the care and custody of state inmates without first seeking and receiving the approval of the Governor and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 754, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1993, No. 911, § 19; 1995, No. 158, § 13.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-151) › Section 12-27-131 - Receipts for reimbursement

(a)
Receipts from cities or counties reimbursed to the Division of Correction for daily care of city or county prisoners shall be accounted for separately.
(b)
The debt service of such receipts shall be used for payment of debt service on bonds, loans, or any other instruments used to finance regional jail facilities.
(c)
The operational portion of such receipts shall also be used for debt service unless approval is received from the Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration for other usages.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 756, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 755, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1993, No. 911, § 30.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-151) › Section 12-27-132 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2021, No. 329,§ 1, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 757, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2009, No. 365, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-151) › Section 12-27-133 - Community Correction Revolving Fund

There is created and established on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a fund to be known as the "Community Correction Revolving Fund", which shall consist of those special revenues as specified in §
19-6-301(31)
and fees and sanctions levied by the courts or authorized by the Board of Corrections for participation in specified programs to be paid by offenders on community correction, there to be used for continuation and expansion of community correction programs as established and approved by the board and as may be provided by law.
Acts 1993, No. 953, § 5.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-151) › Section 12-27-134 - Probation services

(a)
The Division of Community Correction shall administer, in cooperation with the circuit courts, the provision of probation services as prescribed by the circuit courts.
(b)
The division shall establish an acceptable procedure that ensures the selection of qualified applicants to meet the needs of the circuit courts and includes subject matter experts from the circuit courts.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 758, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1993, No. 953, § 14.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-151) › Section 12-27-135 - Facility assignment

(a)
(1)
In accordance with the rules and procedures promulgated by the Board of Corrections, the Director of the Division of Correction shall assign a newly committed inmate to an appropriate facility of the Division of Correction.
(2)
The director may transfer an inmate from one (1) facility to another consistent with the commitment and in accordance with treatment, training, and security needs.
(b)
All commitments to the division shall be to the division and not to a particular institution.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 888, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1993, No. 658, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-151) › Section 12-27-136 - Services and equipment

The Division of Correction and the Division of Community Correction may provide services, furnishings, equipment, and office space to assist the Post-Prison Transfer Board in fulfilling the purposes for which the board was created by law.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 93, eff. 1/1/2024.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 759, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1995, No. 195, § 3.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-151) › Section 12-27-137 - Confidentiality of emergency preparedness documents

(a)
The following sections of the Division of Correction's official Emergency Preparedness Manual are confidential and shall not be subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, §
25-19-101
et seq.:
(1)
Command Post Checklist;
(2)
Command Notifications;
(3)
Internal Notifications;
(4)
External Notifications;
(5)
Recall Notifications;
(6)
Family Notifications;
(7)
Tactical Systems;
(8)
Command Structure;
(9)
Emergency Locations;
(10)
Emergency Equipment;
(11)
Emergency Deactivation;
(12)
Emergency Plans;
(13)
Work Stoppage Directive;
(14)
Evacuation Diagrams; and
(15)
Facility Maps, Utility Locations.
(b)
Any document described in subsection (a) of this section shall become available for public viewing if it becomes part of a criminal investigation, at the time that investigation is concluded and it is not otherwise exempt by law.
(c)
Any amendments or additions to the sections of the manual described in subsection (a) of this section shall be reviewed annually by the Charitable, Penal and Correctional Institutions Subcommittee of the Legislative Council.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 760, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1997, No. 741, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-151) › Section 12-27-139 - Notice to police when furloughed inmate will be in jurisdiction

(a)
The Board of Corrections may promulgate rules to allow inmates to participate in a meritorious furlough program which include a requirement that the county sheriff and the chief of police of the city or town, if applicable, shall be notified if an inmate will be present within their jurisdiction while on furlough.
(b)
The rules referred to in subsection (a) of this section shall not require the county sheriff or the chief of police of the city or town, if applicable, of the jurisdiction in which an inmate will be present on furlough to approve the granting of the furlough.
(c)
(1)
All Arkansas-certified law enforcement officers are authorized to escort inmates on emergency furlough.
(2)
The board may promulgate rules necessary to implement subdivision (c)(1) of this section.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 889, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 2001, No. 1371, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-151) › Section 12-27-140 - Division of Community Correction annual report - Quarterly report of position vacancies

(a)
(1)
On July 31 of each year, the Division of Community Correction shall submit an annual report to the Legislative Council showing the number of persons sentenced or transferred to the division during the fiscal year for each criminal offense classification.
(2)
Persons sentenced or transferred for multiple offenses shall be noted in the report.
(b)
The report shall include a breakdown by race of all persons charged in each criminal offense classification.
(c)
The division shall cooperate with and upon request make presentations and provide various reports, to the extent the division's budget will allow, to the Legislative Council concerning division policy and criteria on discretionary offender programs and services.
(d)
The division shall report quarterly to the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee, the:
(1)
Number of parole or probation officer positions currently vacant in the division;
(2)
Number of parole or probation assistant area manager positions currently vacant in the division;
(3)
Number of parole or probation area manager positions currently vacant in the division; and
(4)
Average case load being assigned to each parole or probation officer.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 285,§ 15, eff. 7/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 762, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 761, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2003, No. 1031, § 4; 2005, No. 1962, § 47.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-151) › Section 12-27-141 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2017, No. 305,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 2003, No. 1031, § 5; 2005, No. 1962, § 48.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-151) › Section 12-27-142 - Medical services contract

(a)
The Division of Correction and the Division of Community Correction may enter into professional services contracts for medical services for a contract period not to exceed ten (10) years.
(b)
Except as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the professional services contracts for medical services shall comply with all other provisions of the Arkansas Procurement Law, §
19-11-201
et seq., and rules promulgated under the Arkansas Procurement Law, §
19-11-201
et seq.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 763, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 250,§ 21, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 2005, No. 684, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-151) › Section 12-27-143 - Award of service weapon upon retirement or death of department employee

When a Department of Corrections employee dies while still employed with the department, retires from service with at least twenty (20) years of service, or retires due to an injury obtained in the line of duty, in recognition of and appreciation for the service of the retiring or deceased employee, the Director of the Division of Correction, the Director of the Division of Community Correction, the Board of Corrections, or the Secretary of the Department of Corrections may award the service weapon carried by the employee at the time of his or her retirement from service or death to:
(1)
The employee;
(2)
The employee's spouse if the spouse is eligible under applicable state and federal laws to possess a firearm; or
(3)
(A)
The surviving child of the employee if there is no surviving spouse and the surviving child is eligible under applicable state and federal laws to possess a firearm.
(B)
(i)
If there is more than one (1) surviving child of the employee, the service weapon may be awarded to the oldest surviving child if he or she is eligible under applicable state and federal laws to possess a firearm.
(ii)
If the oldest of the surviving children is not eligible to possess a firearm under applicable state and federal laws, then the service weapon may be awarded to the next-oldest surviving child if he or she is eligible to possess a firearm under applicable state and federal laws.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 329,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 106,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 764, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2011, No. 181, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-151) › Section 12-27-144 - Division of Community Correction - Receipt of grant money for certain purposes

(a)
The Division of Community Correction may receive money from any source to be deposited into the Accountability Court Fund to be used for adult and juvenile specialty court programs as defined under §
16-10-139
, based upon a formula to be developed by the Arkansas Judicial Council, Inc., reviewed by the Specialty Court Program Advisory Committee, and approved by the Legislative Council.
(b)
The division may promulgate rules to implement this section.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 765, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2015, No. 895,§ 8, eff. 4/1/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 12 - LAW ENFORCEMENT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (§§ 12-1-101 — 12-88-109) › Subtitle 3 - CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 12-25-101 — 12-51-901) › Chapter 27 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION - DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY CORRECTION (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-204) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-27-101 — 12-27-151) › Section 12-27-146 - Tracking an inmate or person being supervised who is serving a suspended sentence

(a)
The Division of Community Correction shall track a person under its supervision who is serving a suspended sentence and notify the prosecuting attorney with jurisdiction over the person's suspended sentence if the division knows that the person has not complied with the terms and conditions of the suspended sentence.
(b)
A circuit court shall notify the division of all suspended sentences to which the circuit court sentences a defendant, including the defendant's name, the terms and conditions of the suspended sentence, and the length of the suspended sentence.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 767, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2015, No. 1265,§ 8, eff. 4/8/2015.