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Arkansas Code Title 12. Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs § 12-27-124. Purposes and construction of the Division of Community Correction

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

<Text of section effective Jan. 1, 2024. See, also, section 12-27-124 effective until Jan. 1, 2024.>

(a)(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 community supervision 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.

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

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