Programming priority ranking

Ark. Code Ann. § 12-29-908 — under Inmates of State Facilities.

Ark. Code Ann. § 12-29-908

(a) An inmate shall be ranked for priority in program or meaningful activity placement through a priority ranking report developed by the Department of Corrections.

(b) A priority ranking report shall be used for placement consideration by prioritizing those inmates with the highest risk of recidivism.

(c) Each inmate shall be prioritized to complete a specific program or meaningful activity during his or her incarceration.

(d) Programming priority shall:(1) Be based on the results of an inmate's validated risk and needs assessment; and(2) Take into consideration an inmate's sentence length and the time remaining for an inmate to serve.

(1) Be based on the results of an inmate's validated risk and needs assessment; and

(2) Take into consideration an inmate's sentence length and the time remaining for an inmate to serve.

(e) Subject to custody classification restrictions, personnel facilitating a program or meaningful activity shall utilize the priority ranking report to identify and place an inmate into a program or meaningful activity by his or her rank.