Arkansas Administrative Code
Agency 159 - Department of Community Correction
Rule 159.00.06-002 - AR 7.30 - Furlough Program
Universal Citation: AR Admin Rules 159.00.06-002
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 9, September, 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.
POLICY. The Board of
Corrections supports the implementation of furlough programs to authorize
temporary release of a resident from a community correction center. The Board
of Corrections directs DCC to establish criteria that provide for the furlough
of a resident when a critical illness/injury and/or death occurs to a member of
the resident's immediate family or when a resident has been approved for
community transition activities away from the Community Correction Center
(CCC).
IV.
DEFINITIONS.
A.
Critical
Illness/Injury. An illness/injury from which the individual may not
survive under normal circumstances and/or from which death is imminent within a
matter of days.
B.
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.
V.
GUIDELINES.
A. 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.
B. Furlough
criteria must be made accessible to residents and explained during orientation.
Board Approval Date: 5/18/06
Reference: Secretary of State
Rule Code: 159.00
Effective Date: 6/19/06
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