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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a)(1) For a person under sentence for a term of imprisonment for which he or she is eligible for transfer to post-release supervision upon accrual and award of earned release credits, the inmate is subject to post-release supervision for the remainder of the term of imprisonment assessed by the sentencing court.
(2) For a person under sentence for a term of imprisonment for which he or she is not eligible to accrue or be awarded earned release credits, the inmate is subject to a term of post-release supervision as assessed by the sentencing judge under § 5-4-104(c).
(3) The term of supervised release, when aggregated with the term of imprisonment imposed by the sentencing court, shall not exceed the statutory maximum for the offense.
(b) If the sentencing court sentenced a person to a term of suspended imposition of sentence to follow his or her term of imprisonment at the Division of Correction, the period of post-release supervision runs concurrently with the term of suspended imposition of sentence.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 16. Practice, Procedure, and Courts § 16-93-1905. Length of post-release supervision - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-16-practice-procedure-and-courts/ar-code-sect-16-93-1905/
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