159.00.1-7.4. Public Release of Offender Information
AR ADC 159.00.1-7.4Arkansas Administrative Code
Ark. Admin. Code 159.00.1-7.4
159.00.1-7.4. Public Release of Offender Information
The Board of Corrections is vested with the authority to promulgate this administrative rule by Arkansas law sections 12-27-105, 16-93-1203, 16-93-1205 and 12-27-125.
This applies to Arkansas Community Correction (ACC) employees and medical contractor staff.
Offender information must be protected and must not be released to the public except as permitted in this policy and state and federal laws.
The ACC Director must develop a plan to establish a method for a victim of a crime committed by a probationer, parolee or other person under ACC supervision to easily obtain the above information.
H. Access to an offender's own record may be granted, or information from the record may be released to the offender and/or his attorney as needed to resolve legitimate questions about the accuracy of information in the record or as required by rules of discovery in pending litigation. The names of confidential informants and other sensitive or confidential information, the disclosure of which might cause harm to any person, must NOT be disclosed except pursuant to court order.
I. An offender must not be permitted to peruse his/her file at will. The request for access to the file or information contained therein must be made in writing to the Center Supervisor or Area Manager or his/her designee. The offender must state with particularity the information or parts of the file to which access is requested; and the offender's request must be supported by a showing of compelling need. The decision of the Center Supervisor or Area Manager or his/her designee to grant or deny the offender's request is final.
K. Staff trained in the supervision, management and/or treatment of offenders may provide information pertaining to a particular offender to that offender as part of the offender's supervision, management and/or treatment. For example, the offender's supervision conditions and supervision plan are information commonly provided to the offender.
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Amended Feb. 26, 2014; Sept. 15, 2015.
So in original.
Current with amendments received through February 15, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credit for details.
Ark. Admin. Code 159.00.1-7.4, AR ADC 159.00.1-7.4
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