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Ark. Code Ann. § 12-27-124

Purposes and construction of the Division of Community Correction

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Justice Network Inc. v. Craighead Cnty. (2019)

Most recently applied in Justice Network Inc. v. Craighead Cnty. (July 2019)

Acts 1993, No. 549, § 7; 2019, No. 910, § 742.

(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 probation and parole 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.

(5) This act shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate its purposes.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.