Arkansas Code Title 12, Subtitle 3, Chapter 50 - Corrections Cooperative Endeavors and Private Management Act

• § 12-50-101 - Title.
  This chapter shall be referred to and may be cited as the "Corrections Cooperative Endeavors and Private Management Act".
• § 12-50-102 - Legislative Determination.
  (a) The General Assembly finds that adequate and modern prison facilities are essential to the safety and welfare of the people of this state.(b)...
• § 12-50-103 - Definitions.
  As used in this chapter: (1) "Board" means the Board of Corrections; (2) "Bond" or "bonds" means all bonds, notes, certificates, or other instruments...
• § 12-50-104 - Construction.
  (a) (1) This chapter shall be liberally construed to accomplish the intent and purposes thereof and shall be the sole authority required for the...
• § 12-50-105 - Regional Correctional Commissions.
  (a) Political subdivisions may individually, or in combination with each other, contract with the state through the Department of Correction or with prison contractors...
• § 12-50-106 - Contracts for Correctional Facilities.
  (a) The Department of Correction, any regional corrections commission, and any political subdivision are authorized to enter into contracts with each other and with...
• § 12-50-107 - Authority of Security Employees -- Applicability of Criminal Laws.
  (a) Security employees of a prison contractor shall be allowed to use force and shall be licensed pursuant to § 17-40-101 et seq. The...
• § 12-50-108 - Nondelegable Responsibilities.
  No contract for correctional services shall authorize, allow, or imply a delegation of authority or responsibility of the Director of the Department of Correction...
• § 12-50-109 - Financing -- Contracts With Arkansas Development Finance Authority.
  (a) (1) The Board of Corrections and any regional corrections commission are authorized and empowered to cooperate and contract with the Arkansas Development Finance...
• § 12-50-110 - Hiring Preference.
  State and political subdivision employees whose employment becomes subject to a contract with a private prison contractor shall be given a hiring preference for...
• § 12-50-111 - Private Correctional Facilities.
  (a) (1) No private correctional facility in which inmates committed to the Department of Correction, out-of-state inmates, or federal inmates are to be housed...

Last modified: November 15, 2016