Arkansas § 12-42-111 Credit for labor

Arkansas Statutes

§ 12-42-111 — Credit for labor

Arkansas § 12-42-111

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Bluebook

Ark. Code Ann. § 12-42-111 (2026).

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(a)Every county court or a county official designated by the county court may utilize persons convicted and committed to the county jails to perform manual labor in any workhouse, farm, road, street, bridge, or other public work owned, operated, or conducted by the state or any county, city, or incorporated town within the state.

(b)(1) An inmate performing such labor shall receive compensatory time in the amount of one (1) additional day's credit against his or her sentence for each day's labor.

(2)The county court shall determine what constitutes a day's labor.

(c)Furthermore, the county court or a county official designated by the county court shall determine which inmates may participate in this program and the extent of their participation.

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(a) Every county court or a county official designated by the county court may utilize persons convicted and committed to the county jails to perform manual labor in any workhouse, farm, road, street, bridge, or other public work owned, operated, or conducted by the state or any county, city, or incorporated town within the state. (b) (1) An inmate performing such labor shall receive compensatory time in the amount of one (1) additional day's credit against his or her sentence for each day's labor. (2) The county court shall determine what constitutes a day's labor. (c) Furthermore, the county court or a county official designated by the county court shall determine which inmates may participate in this program and the extent of their participation.