Arkansas Code Title 12. Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs § 12-29-802. Family considerations in inmate placement and visitation

(a)(1) To the greatest extent possible, after accounting for security and capacity factors, the Department of Corrections shall place an inmate who is a parent of one (1) or more minor children within two hundred fifty (250) miles of the inmate's permanent address of record.

(2) An inmate's parentage of a minor child shall be evidenced by birth certificate or court order.

(1) Ensure opportunities for the minor children to attend in-person visitation with their incarcerated parent at least one (1) time per week unless the department has a reasonable belief that the visitation poses a risk to the safety of the minor child or the security and good order of the facility;

(2) Eliminate any restrictions on the number of minor children that are permitted visitation privileges with an inmate;

(3) Authorize contact visits for an inmate who is a parent of one (1) or more minor children unless the department has a reasonable belief that contact visitation poses a risk to the safety of the minor child or the security and good order of the facility;

(4) Eliminate any restrictions on the number of days on which an inmate may conduct video visitation with a minor child unless restrictions are necessary to maintain the security and good order of the facility; and

(5) Require restrictions on an inmate's visitation with his or her minor children as a disciplinary measure to be subject to a higher level of review than restrictions on visitation with other individuals.