(a) (1) There is created the Parole Board, to be composed of seven (7) members to be appointed from the state at large by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. (2) (A) (i) A member of the board shall be a full-time official of this state and shall not have any other employment for […]
(a) The Parole Board shall adopt an official seal of which the courts shall take judicial notice. (b) The board shall keep a record of its acts and shall notify each institution and facility of its decisions relating to persons who have been confined therein. (c) (1) An annual report in writing shall be made […]
It shall be the duty of any correctional official to: (1) Grant access at all reasonable times to any prisoner over whom the Parole Board has jurisdiction under this chapter to the members of the board or its properly accredited representatives; (2) Provide the board and its representatives facilities for communicating with and observing the […]
(a) (1) (A) All applications for pardon, commutation of sentence, reprieve, respite, or remission of fine or forfeiture shall be signed by the applicant under oath. (B) For purposes of § 5-53-102, the application shall be deemed an official proceeding. (2) An applicant shall obtain and include with his or her application a certified copy […]
(a) The Parole Board may request the appropriate board or commission having jurisdiction over parole or transfer matters in other states or the United States Parole Commission to make recommendations concerning whether Arkansas inmates confined in prison systems of the other states or in federal prisons should be granted parole or transfer when eligible under […]
(a) The Parole Board shall serve as the revocation review board for any person subject to either parole or transfer from prison. (b) Revocation proceedings for either parole or transfer shall follow all legal requirements applicable to parole and shall be subject to any additional policies and rules set by the board.
(a) (1) (A) At least thirty (30) days before granting an application for pardon, commutation of sentence, or remission of fine or forfeiture, the Governor shall file with the Secretary of State a notice of his or her intention to grant the application. (B) The Governor shall also direct the Division of Correction to send […]
The Division of Correction and the Division of Community Correction may provide services, furnishings, equipment, and office space to assist the Parole Board in fulfilling the purposes for which the board was created by law.
(a) (1) The Parole Board shall submit a monthly report to the chairs of the House Committee on Judiciary and the Senate Committee on Judiciary, the Legislative Council, the Board of Corrections, and the Governor, showing the number of persons who make application for parole and those who are granted or denied parole during the […]
(a) (1) As used in this section, “transitional housing” means a program that provides housing for one (1) or more offenders who have been: (A) Transferred or paroled from the Division of Correction by the Parole Board; (B) Placed on probation by a circuit court or district court; or (C) Administratively transferred from the Division […]
The Parole Board may adopt rules to implement, administer, and enforce this subchapter.
(a) To the extent permitted by federal law, the Parole Board shall post on the board’s website the following information concerning an inmate who is being considered for parole no less than six (6) months before his or her transfer-eligibility or parole-eligibility date, or the date the board determines eligibility for parole or transfer if […]
