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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 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 12-27-147 - Rulemaking and administrative directive reporting requirement

(a)
A rule implemented by the Board of Corrections, Division of Correction, Division of Community Correction, or the Post-Prison Transfer Board pertaining to this act shall be approved by the appropriate legislative committee before becoming effective.
(b)
Any administrative directive or board policy pertaining to this act implemented by the Board of Corrections, the Division of Correction, the Division of Community Correction, or the Post-Prison Transfer Board shall be reported to the Legislative Council.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 97, eff. 1/1/2024.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 768, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2015, No. 1265,§ 9, eff. 4/8/2015.
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 12-27-148 - Confidentiality of emergency preparedness document of the Division of Community Correction

(a)
The following sections of the Division of Community 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)
If a section of the manual described in subsection (a) of this section becomes part of a criminal investigation, the section is available for public viewing at the conclusion of the criminal investigation if the section is not otherwise exempt from disclosure by law.
(c)
An amendment or addition to a section 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,§ 769, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2017, No. 376,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2017.
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 12-27-149 - Division of Community Correction - Sufficient staffing guidelines

For the purposes of maintaining a sufficiently trained and specialized staff of community supervision officers, the Division of Community Correction shall establish staffing guidelines using evidence-based practices to develop ratios between the number of high-risk, medium-risk, and low-risk probationers, parolees, and offenders on post-release supervision and the community supervision officers assigned to the high-risk, medium-risk, and low-risk probationers, parolees, and offenders on post-release supervision in order to maximize the effectiveness of the monitoring ability of the community supervision officers.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 98, eff. 1/1/2024.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 770, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2017, No. 423,§ 11, eff. 8/1/2017.
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 12-27-150 - Death benefit

(a)
Subject to the approval of the Board of Corrections, the Secretary of the Department of Corrections may authorize the payment of a death benefit from special revenues held by the Department of Corrections or its various divisions to any department employee killed in the line of duty.
(b)
The amount of the death benefit shall not exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).
(c)
The secretary shall promulgate any rules necessary to implement this section.
(d)
Funds distributed under this section are subject to audit by Arkansas Legislative Audit.
Added by Act 2022, No. 203,§ 47, eff. 7/1/2022.
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 12-27-151 - Juvenile sex offender assessments

The Division of Correction may enter into a cooperative agreement with a qualified state treatment and assessment agency to conduct assessments of juveniles in the custody of the division who are required to register as sex offenders under §
9-27-356
and pay for services upon receipt of invoice.
Added by Act 2023, No. 890,§ 25, eff. 7/1/2023.
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 2 - PAY-FOR-SUCCESS ACT (§§ 12-27-201 — 12-27-204) › Section 12-27-201 - Title

This subchapter shall be known as the "Pay-for-Success Act".
Added by Act 2015, No. 895,§ 9, 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 2 - PAY-FOR-SUCCESS ACT (§§ 12-27-201 — 12-27-204) › Section 12-27-202 - Legislative findings and intent

(a)
The General Assembly finds that:
(1)
Incarceration and reincarceration are costly for the government and for taxpayers;
(2)
Certain intervention measures have been found to reduce reincarceration rates;
(3)
Pay-for-success contracts can serve as an effective tool for addressing certain issues concerning Arkansas correctional facilities, including overcrowding, by enabling the state to finance programs aimed at reducing recidivism rates; and
(4)
It is in the best interests of Arkansas residents to encourage and enable the Division of Community Correction to obtain financing for certain intervention services to reduce the recidivism rate in Arkansas correctional facilities.
(b)
The General Assembly intends for this subchapter to enable the division to obtain private financing for intervention services on a pay-for-success basis to reduce the reincarceration rate in Arkansas correctional facilities.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 772, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 771, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2015, No. 895,§ 9, 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 2 - PAY-FOR-SUCCESS ACT (§§ 12-27-201 — 12-27-204) › Section 12-27-203 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Incarcerated" means the condition of being committed to a state correctional facility; and
(2)
"Pay-for-success program" means a program in which the Division of Community Correction pays for intervention services only if certain performance targets are met, including without limitation a reduction in the reincarceration rate in Arkansas correctional facilities through intervention measures that focus on improving personal responsibility and decision making.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 773, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2015, No. 895,§ 9, 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 2 - PAY-FOR-SUCCESS ACT (§§ 12-27-201 — 12-27-204) › Section 12-27-204 - Pay-for-success programs

(a)
The Division of Community Correction may enter into an agreement with entities, including without limitation licensed or accredited, as applicable, community-based providers specializing in behavioral health, case management, and job placement services, and two-year or four-year public universities to create a pay-for-success program for incarcerated individuals or individuals on community supervision that requires the division to pay for the intervention services only if the performance targets stated in the agreement are achieved.
(b)
Before entering into an agreement under subsection (a) of this section, the division shall:
(1)
Calculate the amount and timing of the payments that would be earned by the entity providing the intervention services during each year of the agreement if the performance targets are achieved; and
(2)
Make a written determination that the agreement will result in specific performance improvements and budgetary savings if the performance targets are achieved.
(c)
An agreement entered into under subsection (a) of this section:
(1)
Shall include the following:
(A)
A requirement that payment be conditioned on the achievement of specific outcomes based on defined performance targets; and
(B)
An agreement with an independent third party to evaluate the pay-for-success program to determine whether the performance targets have been achieved;
(2)
May contain a graduated payment schedule to allow for varying payments based on different levels of performance targets; and
(3)
May include without limitation an agreement with one (1) or more private entities regarding the following:
(A)
One (1) or more loans to fund the pay-for-success program's delivery and operations;
(B)
One (1) or more guarantees for loans obtained under this section;
(C)
Payment based on reduced rates of reincarceration or other agreed-upon measures of success; and
(D)
Oversight and implementation of the pay-for-success program, including without limitation the following:
(i)
Making necessary financial arrangements;
(ii)
Training staff;
(iii)
Selecting service providers;
(iv)
Overseeing the intervention measures;
(v)
Monitoring pay-for-success program participation; and
(vi)
Designation of one (1) entity to serve as a liaison among all parties to the agreement.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 99, eff. 1/1/2024.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 774, eff. 7/1/2019.
Added by Act 2015, No. 895,§ 9, 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 28 - STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-28-101 — 12-28-705) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-28-101 — 12-28-109) › Section 12-28-101 - Facilities

(a)
(1)
The Division of Correction, with the approval of the Board of Corrections, shall provide appropriate incarceration facilities for women, youthful offenders, and other adult offenders committed to the division by the courts of this state.
(2)
The division shall also provide education and other rehabilitation and treatment programs designed to prepare inmates committed to the division for productive and law-abiding lives upon release from the division.
(3)
The division may contract with state or private entities such as accredited colleges or universities to provide additional educational opportunities for inmates under the direction and authority of the board and the Arkansas Correctional School District.
(b)
Any facility built or occupied by the division for use as a correctional facility shall be given a designated name of "unit" or "center" depending on its size, location, and purpose of usage.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 493,§ 4, eff. 7/28/2021.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 775, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1977, No. 466, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-100.1; Acts 2001, No. 613, § 1; 2009, No. 788, § 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 28 - STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-28-101 — 12-28-705) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-28-101 — 12-28-109) › Section 12-28-102 - Death chamber

(a)
The Department of Correction shall provide a death chamber within such facility or institution of the department as may be designated by the Director of the Department of Correction with the approval of the Board of Corrections.
(b)
The death chamber shall have all the necessary appliances for the proper execution of felons by electrocution.
(c)
All felons upon whom the death penalty has been imposed shall be executed in the death chamber.
Acts 1968 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 50, § 16; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-115.
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 28 - STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-28-101 — 12-28-705) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-28-101 — 12-28-109) › Section 12-28-103 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 100, eff. 1/1/2024.
Acts 1997, No. 423, § 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 28 - STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-28-101 — 12-28-705) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-28-101 — 12-28-109) › Section 12-28-104 - Transferring authority - Pardon recommendations

(a)
The Post-Prison Transfer Board shall be the transferring authority for parole and post-release supervision for the units of the Department of Corrections and shall make recommendations to the Governor in cases from the criminal courts that, in the board's opinion, the defendant in the case should be pardoned.
(b)
The board shall consider the work skills, education, rehabilitation, and treatment programs recommended to the inmate upon intake and determine whether the inmate took advantage of those opportunities while incarcerated in the department in making decisions regarding parole or transfer to post-release supervision.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 101, eff. 1/1/2024.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 776, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1969, No. 377, § 9; 1981, No. 107, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-916; Acts 2009, No. 788, § 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 28 - STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-28-101 — 12-28-705) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-28-101 — 12-28-109) › Section 12-28-105 - Continuity of care for persons released

(a)
(1)
Any person incarcerated by the Division of Correction may be permitted to remain within a treatment facility operated by the division, if serious physical or mental disorders or disabilities exist, until release to a similar treatment setting outside of the division can be accomplished.
(2)
In no case should the continuation of housing extend beyond a seventy-two-hour period.
(b)
The division will adopt rules to govern the housing situations.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 777, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1993, No. 1281, §§ 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 28 - STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-28-101 — 12-28-705) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-28-101 — 12-28-109) › Section 12-28-106 - Electric fencing

(a)
(1)
The Division of Correction may design and install high-voltage electrified security fence systems at all existing and proposed medium and maximum security prisons.
(2)
However, at the time of installation there shall be posted universal danger signs on all sides of the system clearly visible to inmates and the public displaying in English and Spanish the warning "deadly voltage".
(b)
The installation of these fence systems shall be double, twelve-feet-high, security perimeter fences, with the exception of those locations where a building or wall constitutes a part of the security perimeter.
(c)
At institutions where these fences have been installed, the division shall provide perimeter patrol for the safety of the local community.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 778, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1997, No. 350, § 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 28 - STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-28-101 — 12-28-705) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-28-101 — 12-28-109) › Section 12-28-107 - Training for inmates

(a)
As provided for in §
12-28-101
, the Division of Correction shall provide education as well as training for inmates who want to acquire skills for employment upon release.
(b)
(1)
The division shall identify high-demand vocations and careers and shall accordingly create training and skills programs to prepare inmates for gainful employment upon release.
(2)
The programs under this section shall be available to all inmates except for inmates who disqualify themselves from participation due to disciplinary violations or because of other circumstances that may preclude the inmates' access to these programs.
(3)
Programs under this section may include without limitation training in the following fields:
(A)
Professional careers and vocations;
(B)
Service careers and vocations;
(C)
Information and computer technology;
(D)
Medical technology; and
(E)
Office administration.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 102, eff. 1/1/2024.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 780, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 779, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 2011, No. 1151, § 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 28 - STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-28-101 — 12-28-705) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-28-101 — 12-28-109) › Section 12-28-108 - Audit of firearms and ammunition

(a)
The Department of Corrections shall conduct an audit of the number and types of firearms and number and types of ammunition owned by and in the possession of the correctional facilities of the department annually and shall send a copy of the audit to the Secretary of the Department of Corrections for review.
(b)
The audit under subsection (a) of this section is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act of 1967, §
25-19-101
et seq.
Added by Act 2022, No. 203,§ 20, eff. 7/1/2022.
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 28 - STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-28-101 — 12-28-705) › Subchapter 6 - PRISON OVERCROWDING EMERGENCY POWERS ACT (§§ 12-28-601 — 12-28-606) › Section 12-28-601 - Title

This subchapter shall be known as the "Prison Overcrowding Emergency Powers Act".
Acts 1987, No. 418, § 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 28 - STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-28-101 — 12-28-705) › Subchapter 6 - PRISON OVERCROWDING EMERGENCY POWERS ACT (§§ 12-28-601 — 12-28-606) › Section 12-28-602 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Board" means the Board of Corrections;
(2)
"County backlog" means those inmates sentenced to the Division of Correction who are being housed in the county jails until space is available in a prison;
(3)
"Prison" means a correctional facility operated by the division under the supervision and direction of the board;
(4)
"Prison system" means the prison facilities of the division; and
(5)
"Rated capacity" means the actual available bed space in the prison system as certified by the board, subject to applicable federal and state laws and the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to those laws.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 781, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1987, No. 418, § 2; 1995, No. 204, § 1; 1995, No. 293, § 1; 2003, No. 1721, § 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 28 - STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-28-101 — 12-28-705) › Subchapter 6 - PRISON OVERCROWDING EMERGENCY POWERS ACT (§§ 12-28-601 — 12-28-606) › Section 12-28-603 - Declaration of emergency

(a)
(1)
Whenever the population of the prison system exceeds ninety-eight percent (98%) of the rated capacity for thirty (30) consecutive days, or whenever the number of inmates on the county jail backlog exceeds five hundred (500) inmates, the Board of Corrections may declare a prison overcrowding state of emergency.
(2)
In making any emergency request based on exceeding the ninety-eight-percent capacity, the board shall certify the rated capacity and current population of the prison system and shall further certify that all authorized actions consistent with applicable state laws and rules have been exhausted in an attempt to reduce the prison population to ninety-eight percent (98%) of the rated capacity.
(3)
In making any emergency request based on a county jail backlog exceeding five hundred (500) inmates, the board shall certify the list of persons on the county jail backlog and shall further certify that all authorized actions consistent with applicable state laws and rules have been exhausted in an attempt to reduce the county jail backlog to five hundred (500) inmates.
(b)
Provided all other requirements of this subchapter are met, the board is authorized to invoke this subchapter separately for those facilities housing either male or female inmate populations.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 890, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1987, No. 418, § 3; 1991, No. 684, § 1; 1995, No. 204, § 2; 1995, No. 293, § 2; 2003, No. 1721, § 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 28 - STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-28-101 — 12-28-705) › Subchapter 6 - PRISON OVERCROWDING EMERGENCY POWERS ACT (§§ 12-28-601 — 12-28-606) › Section 12-28-605 - Successive states of emergency

(a)
The Board of Corrections may declare succeeding prison overcrowding states of emergency at any time when the prison population exceeds ninety-eight percent (98%) of the rated capacity of the prison system, but these successive states of emergency shall not be declared more often than one (1) time each ninety (90) days or at any time the county jail backlog exceeds five hundred (500) inmates.
(b)
Any subsequent state of emergency declared pursuant to the provisions of this subchapter shall have the same effect as the first declaration of emergency with respect to inmates in the prison system on the date of the declaration of each successive state of emergency.
Acts 1987, No. 418, § 5; 1995, No. 204, § 4; 1995, No. 293, § 4; 2003, No. 1721, § 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 28 - STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-28-101 — 12-28-705) › Subchapter 6 - PRISON OVERCROWDING EMERGENCY POWERS ACT (§§ 12-28-601 — 12-28-606) › Section 12-28-606 - Declaration of end of emergency

At any time during a declared prison overcrowding state of emergency, the Board of Corrections may declare the prison overcrowding state of emergency to be ended.
Acts 1987, No. 418, § 6; 1995, No. 204, § 5; 1995, No. 293, § 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 28 - STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-28-101 — 12-28-705) › Subchapter 7 - ARKANSAS BOOT CAMP ACT (§§ 12-28-701 — 12-28-705) › Section 12-28-701 - Title

This subchapter shall be referred to and may be cited as the "Arkansas Boot Camp Act".
Acts 1989, No. 492, § 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 28 - STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-28-101 — 12-28-705) › Subchapter 7 - ARKANSAS BOOT CAMP ACT (§§ 12-28-701 — 12-28-705) › Section 12-28-702 - Legislative findings and determinations

The General Assembly finds that:
(1)
The cost of incarcerating the expanding number of offenders in conventional penitentiaries is skyrocketing, bringing added fiscal pressures on the state;
(2)
Some inmates may be effectively punished in a more affordable manner through the exposure to severe, military-like conditions; and
(3)
The Division of Correction should be given the authority to establish boot camps which will provide a more affordable means of punishing certain inmates who are designated as eligible for this alternative punishment by the division.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 784, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1989, No. 492, § 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 28 - STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-28-101 — 12-28-705) › Subchapter 7 - ARKANSAS BOOT CAMP ACT (§§ 12-28-701 — 12-28-705) › Section 12-28-703 - Authorization

(a)
The Board of Corrections shall develop and implement a boot camp program designed to reduce the inmate population by diverting eligible offenders from long-term incarceration.
(b)
This diversion shall involve successful completion of, at a minimum, a sixty-day program of intensive behavior modification in an arduous, physically demanding, military-like environment, otherwise known as a "boot camp".
Acts 1989, No. 492, § 3; 1993, No. 582, § 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 28 - STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-28-101 — 12-28-705) › Subchapter 7 - ARKANSAS BOOT CAMP ACT (§§ 12-28-701 — 12-28-705) › Section 12-28-704 - Eligibility

Appropriate inmates shall be chosen for the boot camp program established by this subchapter in accordance with guidelines to be adopted by the Board of Corrections. These guidelines must include a risk profile system to be used in selecting inmates eligible for assignment to the program.
Acts 1989, No. 492, § 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 28 - STATE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES (§§ 12-28-101 — 12-28-705) › Subchapter 7 - ARKANSAS BOOT CAMP ACT (§§ 12-28-701 — 12-28-705) › Section 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.
Acts 1989, No. 492, § 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 29 - INMATES OF STATE FACILITIES (§§ 12-29-101 — 12-29-804) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-29-101 — 12-29-120) › Section 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.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 891, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1943, No. 157, § 1; 1968 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 50, § 8; 1981, No. 58, § 1; 1981, No. 59, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 46-116, 46-136.
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 29 - INMATES OF STATE FACILITIES (§§ 12-29-101 — 12-29-804) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-29-101 — 12-29-120) › Section 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
.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 785, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1997, No. 1191, § 1; 1999, No. 1487, § 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 29 - INMATES OF STATE FACILITIES (§§ 12-29-101 — 12-29-804) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-29-101 — 12-29-120) › Section 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.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 892, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1968 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 50, § 10; 1983, No. 790, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-118; Acts 2009, No. 366, § 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 29 - INMATES OF STATE FACILITIES (§§ 12-29-101 — 12-29-804) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-29-101 — 12-29-120) › Section 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.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 786, eff. 7/1/2019.
Acts 1968 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 50, § 13; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-119.
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 29 - INMATES OF STATE FACILITIES (§§ 12-29-101 — 12-29-804) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-29-101 — 12-29-120) › Section 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.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 295,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1893, No. 76, § 58, p. 121; C. & M. Dig., § 9686; Pope's Dig., § 12719; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-149; Acts 2011, No. 779, § 23.
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 29 - INMATES OF STATE FACILITIES (§§ 12-29-101 — 12-29-804) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-29-101 — 12-29-120) › Section 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.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 787, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 250,§ 23, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 295,§ 2, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1893, No. 76, § 53, p. 121; C. & M. Dig., § 9714; Pope's Dig., § 12745; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-168.
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 29 - INMATES OF STATE FACILITIES (§§ 12-29-101 — 12-29-804) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-29-101 — 12-29-120) › Section 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.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 893, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1968 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 50, § 39; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-122.
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 29 - INMATES OF STATE FACILITIES (§§ 12-29-101 — 12-29-804) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-29-101 — 12-29-120) › Section 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.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 895, eff. 7/24/2019.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 315,§ 894, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1967, No. 474, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-178.
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 29 - INMATES OF STATE FACILITIES (§§ 12-29-101 — 12-29-804) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-29-101 — 12-29-120) › Section 12-29-109 - Board action upon violations of section 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.
Acts 1893, No. 76, §§ 51, 52, p. 121; C. & M. Dig., §§ 9712, 9713; Pope's Dig., §§ 12743, 12744; Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2819; 1977, No. 360, § 17; 1981, No. 60, § 1; 1985, No. 686, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 41-2819, 46-166, 46-167; Acts 1988 (4th Ex. Sess.), No. 8, § 3; 1988 (4th Ex. Sess.), No. 23, § 3; 2007, No. 827, § 129.
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 29 - INMATES OF STATE FACILITIES (§§ 12-29-101 — 12-29-804) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-29-101 — 12-29-120) › Section 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.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 788, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 250,§ 24, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1967, No. 475, §§ 1, 2; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 46-179, 46-180.
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 29 - INMATES OF STATE FACILITIES (§§ 12-29-101 — 12-29-804) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-29-101 — 12-29-120) › Section 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.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 789, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 287,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1975, No. 737, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-181; Acts 2009, No. 364, § 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 29 - INMATES OF STATE FACILITIES (§§ 12-29-101 — 12-29-804) › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 12-29-101 — 12-29-120) › Section 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 Post-Prison Transfer 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 community supervision 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.
(d)
Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, the Division of Correction shall provide the following documentation to an inmate upon release:
(1)
A copy of the training record of the inmate, if applicable;
(2)
A copy of the institutional work record of the inmate, if applicable;
(3)
A certified copy of the birth certificate of the inmate, if the inmate was born in Arkansas;
(4)
A Social Security card or a replacement Social Security card, if obtainable; and
(5)
Notification to the inmate if he or she is eligible to apply for a license from a state entity charged with oversight of an occupational license or certification, based on the inmate's criminal history, institutional training record, and institutional work record.
(e)
The Division of Correction is not required to provide the documentation in subsection (d) of this section if:
(1)
The inmate is sixty-five (65) years of age or older;
(2)
The inmate is subject to early release due to permanent incapacitation or terminal illness;
(3)
The inmate is being released to the custody of another jurisdiction on a warrant or detainer; or
(4)
The inmate was in the custody of the Division of Correction for less than nine (9) months.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 105, eff. 1/1/2024.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 104, eff. 1/1/2024.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 790, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 895,§ 10, eff. 4/1/2015.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 440,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1968 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 50, § 15; 1969, No. 377, § 7; 1981, No. 58, § 3; 1981, No. 107, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 46-121, 46-914; Acts 2007, No. 271, § 1; 2009, No. 788, § 4.