Arkansas Department Of Correction

Health & Correctional Prog. - Deputy Dir. ... [Read More]

Arkansas Department of Correction - Online Services
All expenditures — from light bulbs to salaries, rent, utilities, etc. — come not from general revenue funds, but from the sales of ACI goods and services. Each purchase made from ACI ensures that the department will be able to train those who are assigned to our facilities. Any profits derived from the sale of the products and services go to enlarging present programs and new programs to train additional inmates. ... [Read More]

Arkansas Department of Correction - Objectives
The Arkansas Department of Correction is responsible for assessing the risk to the public posed by a sex or child offender or sexually violent predators who are required to register in accordance with the Sex and Child Offender Registration Act (ACA 12-12-901, et seq.). Adult offenders sentenced to the ADC are assessed at the point of intake and are reviewed and assessments updated periodically during the course of incarceration. Other offenders are assessed at various locations throughout the state. Assessments conducted by ADC are provided to the Arkansas Crime Information Center for the central registry. The Director of the ADC or designee serves on the Sex Offenders Assessment Committee. The Committee is responsible for assisting ADC in promulgating rules and regulations for conducting assessments. ... [Read More]

Arkansas Department of Correction - Objectives
The Board of Corrections is responsible for management of correctional resources in the state and has general supervisory power and control over ADC. The Director of the Arkansas Department of Correction reports directly to the Board of Corrections as the agency’s chief executive, administrative and fiscal officer, responsible for the agency’s philosophy, mission, and operation. These functions are put into operation through the ADC Management Team and four divisions administratively supervised by a deputy director or assistant director. Divisions are Administrative Services, Institutions, Construction and Maintenance, and Health and Correctional Programs. Professional staff members who perform functions across all agency program areas are included in ADC Administration.  ... [Read More]

Arkansas Department of Correction - Frequently Asked Questions
All books, magazines, newspapers and catalogs must be mailed directly from the publisher, bookstore, educational institution, or recognized commercial or charitable outlet. No food or care packages may be mailed into an inmate. All incoming and outgoing inmate mail may be read, except for privileged correspondence with the inmate’s attorney; federal, state, and local court officials; any administrator of the Department of Correction, Board of Correction; and the media. If properly marked as privileged, the correspondence will be opened in front of the inmate and only inspected for contraband. ... [Read More]