Arkansas Department of Corrections

The Arkansas Department of Corrections is in charge of the penal system of Arkansas at the state level. The current director of the Arkansas Department of Corrections is Ray Hobbs. The budget for the Arkansas Department of Corrections in recent years has been close to $280 million, although it has been on the rise with every year.

The Arkansas Department of Corrections is able to offset some of these costs by generating revenue through industry with the inmates performing the labor, but the amount of revenue generated is generally close to $8 million, which is not a particularly large portion of the overall expenditures required of the Arkansas Department of Corrections. The Arkansas Department of Corrections generally has custody of close to 13,000 individuals at any given time, with about 2,000 more individuals falling under the Arkansas Department of Corrections jurisdiction. This means that those individuals are likely on parole or probation, or might temporarily be out of direct custody. The Arkansas Department of Corrections has admissions of close to 7,000 individuals every year.

The Arkansas Department of Corrections has about 15 facilities under its jurisdiction, although the county facilities throughout Arkansas do also report to some extent to the Arkansas Department of Corrections. These facilities include a number of Work Release Centers which are specifically designed to help inmates to perform work for the community, thereby helping those inmates become prepared for re-entry into the community while also paying the community back. Contact an Arkansas lawyer for legal advice and assistance.

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