Arkansas § 12-28-702 Legislative findings and determinations

Arkansas Statutes

§ 12-28-702 — Legislative findings and determinations

The General Assembly finds that:

(1)The cost of incarcerating the expanding number of offenders in conventional penitentiaries is skyrocketing, bringing added fiscal pressures on the state;

(2)Some inmates may be effectively punished in a more affordable manner through the exposure to severe, military-like conditions; and (3) The Division of Correction should be given the authority to establish boot camps which will provide a more affordable means of punishing certain inmates who are designated as eligible for this alternative punishment by the division.

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The General Assembly finds that: (1) The cost of incarcerating the expanding number of offenders in conventional penitentiaries is skyrocketing, bringing added fiscal pressures on the state; (2) Some inmates may be effectively punished in a more affordable manner through the exposure to severe, military-like conditions; and (3) The Division of Correction should be given the authority to establish boot camps which will provide a more affordable means of punishing certain inmates who are designated as eligible for this alternative punishment by the division.

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