Arkansas Code Title 12. Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs § 12-50-111. Review and approval of private correctional facilities--Housing of out-of-state or federal inmates

(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 which inmates committed to the division, out-of-state inmates, or federal inmates are to be housed within the state without review and approval by the Board of Corrections and review and approval by the Legislative Council.

(2) Review of requests for construction at a minimum shall include:

(b)(1) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, no facility located within this state, except a facility operated by the United States Bureau of Prisons, may house out-of-state or federal inmates without approval of the board.

(2) Review of requests to house such inmates may include, among other factors, consideration of the design and security level of the facility and the nature of the inmates to be housed in the facility.

(3) Approval must be obtained at least annually.

(2) The board shall also certify the custody levels of any facility housing out-of-state or federal inmates.