Title 12, Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs

A person who uses the work of a prisoner or enters into a contract to lease and use the work of a prisoner convicted of a misdemeanor in violation of §§ 12-42-104 — 12-42-107 upon conviction is guilty of an unclassified misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than one hundre…

Plenary power is conferred upon the county levying court at its regular or specially called meeting, to authorize the county court or the county judge thereof in vacation to purchase in the name and for the benefit of the county, a tract of land not to exceed two thousand (2,000)…

It shall be unlawful for any county judge or mayor of any city or incorporated town or any person to lease or contract for the lease of any prisoner convicted of a misdemeanor, whether a violation of the laws of the state or ordinance of any municipality, except as provided in th…

(a) Any person who may be convicted of a misdemeanor or petty offense by any court in this state and who shall be committed to jail to serve a sentence imposed by any court of competent jurisdiction or who shall be in default of the payment of the fine and costs adjudged against …

(a) (1) The county court or the county judge thereof in vacation, or the mayor of any city or incorporated town, when authorized to do so by an ordinance duly adopted by the city or town council or other governing body of the municipality, is authorized and empowered to make a co…

(a) (1) If the county court or county judge thereof in vacation, or the mayor of any city or incorporated town, is unable to make a satisfactory contract with some county, city, or incorporated town, or if the contract does not necessarily, by its terms, cover all persons committ…

(a) In the event that the county court or county judge thereof shall order the prisoners to be worked on roads, bridges, levees, or other county improvements, it shall be the duty of the county court or county judge thereof to appoint some suitable person as superintendent to tak…

(a) Unless the inmates are immediately hired out, the management and control of the county inmates shall be confined to county courts either in term time or in vacation by the county judge. (b) The county court or county judge shall always have the right to require the aid of the…

A county inmate shall not be allowed to work on any public work or improvement whenever there may be danger of his or her escape, nor shall he or she be compelled to labor at any kind of business or in any avocation that would tend to impair his or her health or strength.

(a) Every county court or a county official designated by the county court may utilize persons convicted and committed to the county jails to perform manual labor in any workhouse, farm, road, street, bridge, or other public work owned, operated, or conducted by the state or any …

If any person so convicted is an artisan or mechanic and is put to labor in any manual labor workhouse, or on any bridge or other public improvement, the artisan or mechanic shall be allowed a reasonable compensation for the labor, but the compensation shall not be paid to the ar…

When inmates employed on public works or improvements or in public workhouses shall have paid the full amount of their fines and costs by their labor, then the county court shall issue a warrant in favor of each officer to whom costs may be due, for the amount of his or her costs…

(a) If any prisoner shall escape from the contractor or superintendent, the contractor or superintendent shall have the right to arrest the prisoner, in person or through any county sheriff or constable, anywhere in the state. (b) The prisoner, when arrested, shall be delivered t…

(a) The county court shall cause a record of all its proceedings under §§ 12-42-101, 12-42-109, 12-42-110, 12-42-112, 12-42-113, and this section to be recorded in a well-bound book to be provided for that purpose. The record shall contain:(1) A descriptive list of all persons kn…

(a) As used in this section:(1) “Chief executive officer” means the county sheriff of the county if the criminal detention facility is owned or operated by a county of this state or the chief of police if the criminal detention facility is owned or operated by a municipality of t…

(a) Any of the prisoners in the county jails located in counties having a population of between twenty-four thousand five hundred (24,500) and twenty-five thousand five hundred (25,500) and between forty-seven thousand five hundred (47,500) and forty-seven thousand six hundred (4…

At its annual or specially called meeting for making appropriations, the county court shall make the necessary appropriations to carry out the purposes of this section and §§ 12-42-103, 12-42-108, 12-42-114, 12-42-115, 16-90-405, and 16-96-504 [repealed].

This subchapter may be cited as the “Interstate Corrections Compact”.

INTERSTATE CORRECTIONS COMPACT The Interstate Corrections Compact is enacted into law and entered into by this state with any other states legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: INTERSTATE CORRECTIONS COMPACT ARTICLE I Purpose and Policy The party states, d…

The Director of the Department of Correction is authorized and directed to do all things necessary or incidental to the carrying out of the compact in every particular, and he or she may in his or her discretion delegate this authority to other appropriate officials under his or …

SOUTH CENTRAL INTERSTATE CORRECTIONS COMPACT The Governor on behalf of this state is authorized to execute a compact, in substantially the following form, with any one (1) or more of the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Okla…

(a) When the Governor shall have executed the Compact on behalf of this state and, shall have caused a verified copy thereof to be filed with the Secretary of State, and, when the Compact shall have been ratified by one (1) or more of the states named in § 12-49-201, then the Com…

SECTION 1 The State of Arkansas hereby relinquishes exclusive jurisdiction over the portion of the plant and facility of the Bi-State Criminal Justice Center which is located within the geographical boundary of the said state. SECTION 2 The State of Texas hereby relinquishes excl…

This chapter shall be referred to and may be cited as the “Corrections Cooperative Endeavors and Private Management Act”.

(a) The General Assembly finds that adequate and modern prison facilities are essential to the safety and welfare of the people of this state. (b) It is legislatively determined that adequate and modern prison facilities need to be made available and that a feasible and economic …

(1) As used in this chapter:(1) “Board” means the Board of Corrections;(2) “Bond” or “bonds” means all bonds, notes, certificates, or other instruments or evidences of indebtedness issued by the Arkansas Development Finance Authority to finance prison facilities;(3) “Correctional…

(a) (1) This chapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish the intent and purposes thereof and shall be the sole authority required for the accomplishment of those purposes.(2) To this end, it shall not be necessary to comply with general provisions of other laws dealing wit…

(a) Political subdivisions may individually, or in combination with each other, contract with the state through the Division of Correction or with prison contractors for the financing, acquisition, construction, and operation of facilities for the housing of inmates. (b) (1) In t…

(a) The Division of Correction, any regional corrections commission, and any political subdivision are authorized to enter into contracts with each other and with prison contractors for the financing, acquiring, constructing, and operating of facilities. (b) Any contract for the …

(a) Security employees of a prison contractor shall be allowed to use force and shall be licensed pursuant to the Private Security Agency, Private Investigator, and School Security Licensing and Credentialing Act, § 17-40-101 et seq. The security employees shall exercise their po…

(1) No contract for correctional services shall authorize, allow, or imply a delegation of authority or responsibility of the Director of the Department of Correction or the county sheriff of any county or the police chief of any city or town to a prison contractor for any of the…

(a) (1) The Board of Corrections and any regional corrections commission may cooperate and contract with the Arkansas Development Finance Authority to provide for the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, interest on, and trustee's and paying agent's fees in connection wi…

State and political subdivision employees whose employment becomes subject to a contract with a private prison contractor shall be given a hiring preference for available positions for which they qualify by the private prison contractor.

(a) (1) No private correctional facility in which inmates committed to the Division of Correction, out-of-state inmates, or federal inmates are to be housed shall be constructed nor shall any facility be renovated for the purpose of creating a private correctional facility in whi…

(a) The compacting states to this interstate compact recognize that each state is responsible for the supervision of adult offenders in the community who are authorized pursuant to the bylaws and rules of this compact to travel across state lines both to and from each compacting …

(1) As used in this compact, unless the context clearly requires a different construction:(1) “Adult” means both individuals legally classified as adults and juveniles treated as adults by court order, statute, or operation of law;(2) “Bylaws” mean those bylaws established by the…

(a) (a) (1) The compacting states hereby create the “Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision”.(2) The interstate commission shall be a body corporate and joint agency of the compacting states.(3) The interstate commission shall have all the responsibilities, powers, …

(a) An Arkansas State Council for the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision is created, which shall consist of the following members:(1) One (1) nonelected person, chosen from a list of five (5) names submitted by the Director of the Division of Community Correctio…

(1) The Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision shall have the following powers:(1) To adopt a seal and suitable bylaws governing the management and operation of the interstate commission;(2) To promulgate rules which shall have the force and effect of statutory law …

(1) The Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision shall, by a majority of the members, within twelve (12) months of the first interstate commission meeting, adopt bylaws to govern its conduct as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the compact, …

(a) (1) The Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision shall, by a majority of the members, elect from among its members a chair and a vice chair, each of whom shall have such authorities and duties as may be specified in the bylaws.(2) The chair or, in his or her absen…

The Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision shall maintain its corporate books and records in accordance with the bylaws.

(a) (1) The members, officers, executive director, and employees of the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision shall be immune from suit and liability, either personally or in their official capacity, for any claim for damage to or loss of property or personal injur…

(a) The Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision shall meet and take such actions as are consistent with the provisions of this compact. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this compact and unless a greater percentage is required by the bylaws, in order to constitute …

(a) The Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision shall promulgate rules in order to effectively and efficiently achieve the purposes of the compact including transition rules governing administration of the compact during the period in which it is being considered and…

(a) The Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision shall oversee the interstate movement of adult offenders in the compacting states and shall monitor such activities being administered in noncompacting states which may significantly affect compacting states. (b) The co…