Arkansas Code Title 12. Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs § 12-28-101. Facilities

(a)(1) The Division of Correction, with the approval of the Board of Corrections, shall provide appropriate incarceration facilities for women, youthful offenders, and other adult offenders committed to the division by the courts of this state.

(2) The division shall also provide education and other rehabilitation and treatment programs designed to prepare inmates committed to the division for productive and law-abiding lives upon release from the division.

(3) The division may contract with state or private entities such as accredited colleges or universities to provide additional educational opportunities for inmates under the direction and authority of the board and the Arkansas Correctional School District.