Ark. Code Ann. § 12-28-104

Paroling authority

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 734 F. Supp. 2d 606 - Jackson v. Norris (2010)

Most recently applied in 734 F. Supp. 2d 606 - Jackson v. Norris (August 2010)

Acts 1969, No. 377, § 9; 1981, No. 107, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 46-916; Acts 2009, No. 788, § 3; 2019, No. 910, § 776.

(1) The Parole Board shall be the paroling authority 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.

(2) 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.

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