(a) The State of Arkansas hereby finds that the cost of incarcerating the ever-increasing numbers of offenders in traditional penitentiaries is skyrocketing, bringing added fiscal pressures on state government, and that some inmates can be effectively punished, with little risk to the public, in a more affordable manner through the use of community correction programs […]
As used in this subchapter: (1) “Board” means the Board of Corrections; (2) “Community correction” means: (A) Probation, a judicially imposed criminal sanction permitting varying levels of supervision of eligible offenders in the community; (B) Economic sanctions programs, including an active organized collection of fees, fines, restitution, day fines, day reporting centers, and penalties attached […]
The Board of Corrections shall have the following duties and responsibilities with regard to community correction programming: (1) Establish community correction programs to which eligible offenders may be assigned as a condition of probation, sentenced to by the trial court pursuant to this subchapter, paroled to upon release from incarceration, or transferred to after incarceration […]
(a) The Board of Corrections shall implement a correctional plan, to be developed in conjunction with the Arkansas Sentencing Commission, which ensures the efficient use of prison beds, which are becoming scarce resources, through the development and expansion of community correction options which will provide supervision, correction, and services to a primary target group of […]
(a) The Board of Corrections shall promulgate policies and rules relating to the operation of community correction facilities and programs, the supervision of eligible offenders participating therein, and the termination of that participation, including but not limited to: (1) The terms, conditions, and qualifications of program eligibility; (2) The time to be spent in specific […]
(a) Upon the sentencing or placing on probation of any person under the provisions of this subchapter, the sentencing court shall issue an order or commitment, whichever is appropriate, in writing, setting forth the following: (1) That the offender is being: (A) Committed to the Division of Correction; (B) Committed to the Division of Correction […]
(a) (1) (A) Upon commitment of an eligible offender to the Division of Correction, the Division of Correction will transfer the eligible offender to a community correction program, when he or she reaches his or her transfer date, in accordance with the rules promulgated by the Board of Corrections and conditions set by the Parole […]
The Division of Correction, the Board of Corrections, the Division of Community Correction, the Parole Board, and all governmental agencies and units utilizing eligible offenders in community correction programs as defined in this subchapter are immune from liability and suit for damages, and no tort action shall lie against the Division of Correction, the Board […]
Nothing in this subchapter shall grant any offender the right to be sentenced or transferred under this subchapter as a matter of right.
