(a) Security employees of a prison contractor shall be allowed to use force and shall be licensed pursuant to the Private Security Agency, Private Investigator, and School Security Licensing and Credentialing Act, § 17-40-101 et seq. The security employees shall exercise their powers and authority only while:
(1) On the grounds of an institution under the supervision of the prison contractor;
(2) Transporting inmates; and
(3) Pursuing escapees from the institution.
(b) The provisions of § 5-54-101 et seq. and § 12-29-109 shall apply to offenses committed by or with regard to inmates assigned to facilities or programs for which a prison contractor is providing correctional services.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 12 - Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, and Military Affairs
Subtitle 3 - Correctional Facilities and Programs
Chapter 49 - Interstate Compacts
Subchapter 4 - Emergency Management Assistance Compact [Transferred]
§ 12-50-102. Legislative determination
§ 12-50-105. Regional correctional commissions
§ 12-50-106. Contracts for correctional facilities
§ 12-50-107. Authority of security employees — Applicability of criminal laws
§ 12-50-108. Nondelegable responsibilities
§ 12-50-109. Financing — Contracts with Arkansas Development Finance Authority