004.03.1-865. Visitation
AR ADC 004.03.1-865Arkansas Administrative Code
Ark. Admin. Code 004.03.1-865
Formerly cited as AR ADC 004.00.2-865
004.03.1-865. Visitation
The Board of Correction and Community Punishment is vested with the authority to promulgate Administrative Rules by Act 50 of 1968, Extraordinary Session, as amended; Acts 548 and 549 of 1993, Regular Session (Ark. Code Ann. ss 16-93-1203 and 12-27-105 of 1993).
To describe the offender visiting program that will be used in the Department of Correction/Community Punishment.
All employees and especially those involved in the visitation process; offenders; and visitors.
C. Offenders: Persons sentenced to the Department of Correction or persons sentenced to the Department of Correction for judicial transfer to the Department of Community Punishment or confined in a community punishment center as a condition of probation, suspended imposition of sentence or post prison transfer.
It shall be the policy of the Department of Correction/Community Punishment to permit offenders to have visits with family friends, attorneys, and spiritual advisors under conditions that are consistent with the security and good order of departmental operations.
Visits shall be scheduled regularly at times that will assure reasonable access to offenders and in accordance with the appropriate administrative directive and facility standard operating procedures. Each facility shall maintain a list of visitors approved for visitation of individual offenders.
Rules pertaining to visitation shall be readily available for visitors and offender.
4. Inmates in punitive segregation have opportunities for visitation unless there are substantial reasons for withholding such privileges. Visits will be conducted for two (2) hours, once a month (calendar) and scheduled at least 24 hours in advance. The Warden or designee must approve all such visits. Approval will be contingent upon but not limited to:
A legal visit may be approved in advance by the Warden/Unit Supervisor. This is to be done only when the attorney can justify the urgency of the legal matter to be taken prior to the release from punitive status, then only with the consistent need for good security.
Credits
Eff. Mar. 24, 2001.
Current with amendments received through February 15, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credit for details.
Ark. Admin. Code 004.03.1-865, AR ADC 004.03.1-865
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