(a) Every county court or a county official designated by the county court may utilize persons convicted and committed to the county jails to perform manual labor in any workhouse, farm, road, street, bridge, or other public work owned, operated, or conducted by the state or any county, city, or incorporated town within the state.
(b)
(1) An inmate performing such labor shall receive compensatory time in the amount of one (1) additional day's credit against his or her sentence for each day's labor.
(2) The county court shall determine what constitutes a day's labor.
(c) Furthermore, the county court or a county official designated by the county court shall determine which inmates may participate in this program and the extent of their participation.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs
Subtitle 3 - Correctional Facilities and Programs
Chapter 42 - Labor of County and City Prisoners
§ 12-42-103. County farm — Purchase authorized
§ 12-42-104. Leasing procedure exclusive
§ 12-42-105. Workhouses and public works
§ 12-42-106. Contracts with other counties, cities, or towns — Liability
§ 12-42-107. Procedure when satisfactory contract cannot be made
§ 12-42-109. Management of inmates not hired
§ 12-42-110. Labor on public works restricted
§ 12-42-112. Compensation of artisan or mechanic
§ 12-42-113. Warrants for costs
§ 12-42-114. Arrest of escapees
§ 12-42-115. Records of inmates