(a) The General Assembly finds that adequate juvenile detention facilities are essential to the safety and welfare of the people of this state.
(b) It is legislatively determined that adequate juvenile detention facilities need to be made available and that a feasible and economic way of financing, constructing, acquiring, and operating the same is by authorizing cooperative endeavors for development and operation under the authority of this subchapter.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs
Subtitle 3 - Correctional Facilities and Programs
Chapter 41 - Local Correctional Facilities
Subchapter 8 - Juvenile Detention Facilities Cooperative Development and Operations Act
§ 12-41-802. Legislative findings and determinations
§ 12-41-804. Regional detention facilities
§ 12-41-806. Matching requirements
§ 12-41-807. Operating fund account