Arkansas § 12-29-112 Discharge or release

Arkansas Statutes

§ 12-29-112 — Discharge or release

Arkansas § 12-29-112

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Bluebook

Ark. Code Ann. § 12-29-112 (2026).

Text

(a)At least one hundred twenty (120) days before an inmate's anticipated release date, the Division of Correction, in collaboration with the inmate and the Division of Community Correction and the Post-Prison Transfer Board, shall complete a prerelease assessment and reentry plan, which may include a travel subsidy and transportation to the closest commercial transportation pick-up point.

(b)A copy of the reentry plan under this section shall be provided to the inmate and the assigned community supervision officer, if applicable.

(c)An inmate released upon completion of his or her terms of incarceration shall be provided:

(1)Written and certified proof that he or she completed and satisfied all the terms of his or her incarceration; and (2) Information on how to reinstate his or her vo

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(a) At least one hundred twenty (120) days before an inmate's anticipated release date, the Division of Correction, in collaboration with the inmate and the Division of Community Correction and the Post-Prison Transfer Board, shall complete a prerelease assessment and reentry plan, which may include a travel subsidy and transportation to the closest commercial transportation pick-up point. (b) A copy of the reentry plan under this section shall be provided to the inmate and the assigned community supervision officer, if applicable. (c) An inmate released upon completion of his or her terms of incarceration shall be provided: (1) Written and certified proof that he or she completed and satisfied all the terms of his or her incarceration; and (2) Information on how to reinstate his or her voting rights upon discharge of his or her sentence. (d) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, the Division of Correction shall provide the following documentation to an inmate upon release: (1) A copy of the training record of the inmate, if applicable; (2) A copy of the institutional work record of the inmate, if applicable; (3) A certified copy of the birth certificate of the inmate, if the inmate was born in Arkansas; (4) A Social Security card or a replacement Social Security card, if obtainable; and (5) Notification to the inmate if he or she is eligible to apply for a license from a state entity charged with oversight of an occupational license or certification, based on the inmate's criminal history, institutional training record, and institutional work record. (e) The Division of Correction is not required to provide the documentation in subsection (d) of this section if: (1) The inmate is sixty-five (65) years of age or older; (2) The inmate is subject to early release due to permanent incapacitation or terminal illness; (3) The inmate is being released to the custody of another jurisdiction on a warrant or detainer; or (4) The inmate was in the custody of the Division of Correction for less than nine (9) months.

Legislative History

Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 105, eff. 1/1/2024. Amended by Act 2023, No. 659,§ 104, eff. 1/1/2024. Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 790, eff. 7/1/2019. Amended by Act 2015, No. 895,§ 10, eff. 4/1/2015. Amended by Act 2013, No. 440,§ 1, eff. 8/16/2013. Acts 1968 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 50, § 15; 1969, No. 377, § 7; 1981, No. 58, § 3; 1981, No. 107, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 46-121, 46-914; Acts 2007, No. 271, § 1; 2009, No. 788, § 4.