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16-93-710. Parole for inmates who have served their term of imprisonment in a county jail prior to being processed into the Division of Correction.
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16-93-710. Parole for inmates who have served their term of imprisonment in a county jail prior to being processed into the Division of Correction.
(a)(1) Subject to conditions set by the Parole Board, an offender convicted of a felony and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of two (2) years or less in the Division of Correction, and who has served his or her term of imprisonment in a county jail prior to being processed into the Division of Correction, may be paroled from the Division of Correction county jail backup facility directly to the Division of Community Correction under parole supervision, and upon eligibility determination, processed for release by the board.
(2) Transfer release proceedings or a preliminary review under this subchapter shall begin no later than six (6) months prior to a person's transfer eligibility date, and the board shall authorize jacket review procedures at all institutions holding parole-eligible inmates to prepare parole applications to comply with this time frame.
(3) The jacket review will be conducted by staff either from the Division of Community Correction or the Division of Correction.
(b) An offender who has been found guilty of or pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to a violent offense as defined by § 5-4-501(c)(2) or a Class Y felony offense shall be ineligible under this section.
(c) As determined by the county sheriff, an offender who has committed violent or sexual acts while incarcerated in a county jail facility shall be ineligible to participate in the program established by this section.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 16-93-710
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16-93-710. Parole for inmates who have served their term of imprisonment in a county jail prior to being processed into the Division of Correction.
(a)(1) Subject to conditions set by the Parole Board, an offender convicted of a felony and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of two (2) years or less in the Division of Correction, and who has served his or her term of imprisonment in a county jail prior to being processed into the Division of Correction, may be paroled from the Division of Correction county jail backup facility directly to the Division of Community Correction under parole supervision, and upon eligibility determination, processed for release by the board.
(2) Transfer release proceedings or a preliminary review under this subchapter shall begin no later than six (6) months prior to a person's transfer eligibility date, and the board shall authorize jacket review procedures at all institutions holding parole-eligible inmates to prepare parole applications to comply with this time frame.
(3) The jacket review will be conducted by staff either from the Division of Community Correction or the Division of Correction.
(b) An offender who has been found guilty of or pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to a violent offense as defined by § 5-4-501(c)(2) or a Class Y felony offense shall be ineligible under this section.
(c) As determined by the county sheriff, an offender who has committed violent or sexual acts while incarcerated in a county jail facility shall be ineligible to participate in the program established by this section.
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5-4-501. Habitual offenders — Sentencing for felony.
(a)(1) A defendant meeting the following criteria may be sentenced to pay any fine authorized by law for the felony conviction and to an extended term of imprisonment as set forth in subdivision (a)(2) of this section:
(A) A defendant who:
(i) Is convicted of a felony other than those enumerated in subsections (c) and (d) of this section committed after June 30, 1993; and
(ii) Has previously been convicted of more than one (1) felony but fewer than four (4) felonies or who has been found guilty of more than one (1) but fewer than four (4) felonies;
(B) A defendant who:
(i) Is convicted of any felony enumerated in subsection (c) of this section committed after August 31, 1997; and
(ii) Has previously been convicted of more than one (1) felony but fewer than four (4) felonies not enumerated in subsection (c) of this section or who has been found guilty of more than one (1) but fewer than four (4) felonies not enumerated in subsection (c) of this section; or
(C) A defendant who:
(i) Is convicted of any felony enumerated in subsection (d) of this section committed after August 31, 1997; and
(ii) Has previously been convicted of more than one (1) felony but fewer than four (4) felonies not enumerated in subsection (d) of this section or has been found guilty of more than one (1) but fewer than four (4) felonies not enumerated in subsection (d) of this section.
(2) The extended term of imprisonment for a defendant described in subdivision (a)(1) of this section is as follows:
(A) For a conviction of a Class Y felony, a term of imprisonment of not less than ten (10) years nor more than sixty (60) years, or life;
(B) For a conviction of a Class A felony, a term of imprisonment of not less than six (6
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 5-4-501
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 5-4-501. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.