Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 004 - DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS › Division 01 - Division of Community Correction › Rule 004.01.20-008 - Reentry Facility Program

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
I.
AUTHORITY.
The Board of Corrections is vested with the authority to
			 promulgate this administrative rule by Arkansas law sections
			 12-27-105,
			 16-93-1203,
			 16-93-1205,
			 12-27-127
			 and
			 12-29-112.
II.
APPLICABILITY.
This policy
			 applies to Arkansas Community Correction (ACC) employees and agents, Arkansas
			 Department of Correction (ADC) employees and agents, inmates, applicants for
			 and recipients of a Reentry Facility license, owners, operators, volunteers,
			 and staff members of licensed Reentry Housing Facilities. Agents include
			 volunteers, interns, contractors, and vendors.
III.
POLICY.
It is ACC policy
			 that reentry facilities and programs meet or exceed licensing requirements to
			 ensure a structured, positive, affordable, and safe environment for reentry
			 inmates.
IV.
REENTRY FACILITY
			 PROGRAMS.
A reentry facility program provides housing and programming for
				one or more inmates who have been transferred from ADC to ACC for the purpose
				of reentry programming. An inmate's home or the residence of an inmate's family
				member must not be considered a reentry facility for purposes of this
				rule.
A company or individual may contract with ACC to provide
				reentry services by processing a "Request for Qualifications," which is
				supplied by the Arkansas Office of State Procurement. This contract allows a
				licensed Reentry Facility to bill the state for limited reimbursement for
				housing and programming provided for assigned inmates at the facility.
Reentry facility programs must be designed and operated to
				achieve these goals:
* provide public safety
* reduce recidivism
* encourage employment
* provide treatment
* transition inmates into permanent housing, and
* maintain the principles of evidence based practices.
An ACC Reentry Officer will be assigned as a liaison between a
				licensed Reentry Facility and ACC. This officer's duties include, but are not
				limited to, an indirect caseload, reentry site visits, and security
				issues.
The ACC Reentry Housing Coordinator will:
* monitor Reentry Facilities for compliance of policy,
				procedure, practice and contract stipulations
* monitor inmate placement in facilities
* lead the License Review Teams
* report concerns and violations to the proper authority,
				and
* serve as the liaison between the facility and ACC for
				compliance issues.
V.
LICENSING
Licensing Authority. ACC is the authority for licensing Reentry
				programs and/or facilities. ACC must ensure the development and implementation
				of the necessary applications, forms, procedures and processes for obtaining
				sufficient information to make licensure, programming, and renewal decisions
				consistent with the requirements established by this rule.
VI.
SANCTIONS.
Procedures will be developed to respond to any issues of
				facility non-compliance.
VII.
FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS.
Financial remuneration amounts are contracted and based on
				program phases.
VIII.
TRANSFER OF INMATES FROM ADC.
The criteria for the selection of inmates and the process for
				their transfer from ADC to ACC for reentry programming must be outlined in an
				Administrative Directive.
Board Approval Date: 8/21/2015
Effective Date: 9/15/2015