Arkansas Administrative Code
Agency 159 - Department of Community Correction
Rule 159.00.02-001 - AR 7.30 - Furlough Program
Universal Citation: AR Admin Rules 159.00.02-001
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 2, February 2024
AR 7.30 FURLOUGH PROGRAM
I.
AUTHORITY. The Board of Corrections is vested with the authority
to promulgate this regulation by Ark. Code Ann.
12-27-105,
16-93-1203,
and
16-93-1205.
II.
APPLICABILITY. To DCC
employees and residents.
III.
POLICY. The DCC will provide for the furlough of a resident to a
designated sponsor when a critical illness and/or death occurs to a member of
the residents immediate family or when a resident has been approved for
community transition activities away from the Community Correction Center
(CCC).
IV.
DEFINITIONS.
A.
Community
Transition Furlough. A temporary release of an individual resident to
allow him or her to perform certain approved activities that will aid in a
successful transition to community life.
B.
Critical Illness. An illness
from which the individual may not survive under normal circumstances and/or
from which death is imminent within a matter of days.
C.
Furlough. The authorized
temporary release of a resident from a CCC.
D.
Immediate Family. The father
or stepfather, mother or stepmother, sister or stepsister, brother or
stepbrother, spouse, child or stepchild, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, uncle,
mother-in-law, father-in-law of a resident, and other person whose relationship
with the resident has been verified as that of a guardian.
E.
Sponsor. A responsible
individual approved by the Center Supervisor to supervise a resident according
to the terms of a furlough.
V.
GUIDELINES.
A. The director may establish furlough
programs for emergency situations and for activities which help residents
transition to the community. A furlough shall require an approved sponsor.
1. Emergency Furloughs. The director may
authorize emergency furloughs not to exceed 36 hours when there is a verified
critical illness and/or death of a family member and the residents suitability
for release is determined before granting the emergency furlough.
2. Community Transition Furloughs. The
director may authorize community transition furloughs not to exceed 48 hours
each to allow residents to perform certain approved activities that will aid in
successful transition to community life.
B. The director must establish procedures for
implementing this regulation to include, but not limited to, rules/conditions
of resident release on furlough and requirements for sponsors to include
supervision, transportation, and timely return of the furloughed
resident.
C. Generally, DCC will
not assume costs associated with furloughs.
D. Furlough criteria must be made accessible
to residents and explained during orientation.
Board Approval Date: 11/15/01
Reference:
Effective Date: 01/31/02
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