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Arkansas Code Title 12. Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs § 12-12-219. Records of local and regional detention facilities

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)(1) The Arkansas Crime Information Center shall permit and encourage the entry of data by a local or regional detention facility, such as a county jail, into a database maintained by the center and accessible by an entity as determined by the Supervisory Board for the Arkansas Crime Information Center.

(2) Data provided by a regional detention facility shall facilitate analysis of inmate populations in local detention facilities, including, but not limited to:

(A) Local or regional detention facility inmate population, including the number of inmates currently housed over the recognized maximum capacity of the local or regional detention facility; and

(B) The types and number of offenses for which the inmates are being housed in the local or regional detention facility.

(b) The types of data entered into a database under this section may include:

(1) Information concerning the inmates admitted to and released from the local or regional detention facility, including without limitation:

(A) The state identification number of the inmate;

(B) The offenses the inmates committed or were accused of committing; and

(C) The dates the inmates were both taken into custody and released;

(2)(A) A record of any mental health screening of an inmate administered by a law enforcement agency or healthcare facility.

(B) The results of a mental health screening administered by a law enforcement agency or healthcare facility may be entered into the database as permitted by state or federal law; and

(3) Any other data that that would be of assistance to a law enforcement agency, state agency, legislative committee, academic researcher, or other entity permitted to access the data.

(c) The center shall promulgate rules necessary to implement this section.

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