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12 CAR § 60-101. Classification of offenders
12 CAR § 60-101. Classification of offenders.
(a) Purpose. To establish policy to provide for a method of classifying offenders in the custody of the Division of Correction/Division of Community Correction, to comply with Arkansas Code § 12-29-202, and to ensure a uniform method of awarding meritorious good time pursuant to the provisions of the Arkansas Code.
(b) Applicability. To offenders and Department of Corrections staff.
(c) Definition. As used in this section, “offenders” means persons sentenced to the Division of Correction or persons sentenced to the Division of Correction for judicial transfer to the Division of Community Correction and persons confined within a center as a condition of probation, suspended imposition of sentence or post-prison transfer, or under the supervision of the Division of Community Correction.
(d) Policy.
(1)(A) As defined by this section, a classification committee shall be established for each unit/center.
(B) Members of the committee will be selected by wardens or supervisors of the various units/centers.
(C) The classification committees shall be composed of, but not limited to:
(i) Unit warden/center supervisor or assistant warden/assistant center supervisor (acting as chair);
(ii) Unit classification officer or person acting in this capacity as designated by the warden/supervisor;
(iii) Security representative; and
(iv) Treatment representative.
(2)(A) The unit classification committee shall meet as often as necessary to classify offenders in accordance with guidelines established in the Classification Manual and/or administrative directive.
(B) Exceptions to these policies must be approved by the Secretary of the Department of Corrections.
"Section Number:
DOC 802
DCP 7.2
Page Number: 1 of 2
Board Approval Date: 2/17/94
Supersedes: Dated:
DOC 802 4/19/91
DCP 7.2 Emerg. 1/19/94
Reference:
Effective Date: 3/10/94"
"I. AUTHORITY:
The authority of the Board of Correction and Community Punishment to promulgate this Administrative Rule is confirmed in Act 50 of 1968, First Extraordinary Session, as amended; and Act 309 of 1991, Regular Session; Acts 548 and 549 of 1993 (Ark. Code Ann. ss 16-93-1203 and 12-27-105 of 1993)."
"VI. REFERENCES:
ACA Standards 3-4284"