(a) An inmate sentenced for one (1) of the following felonies on or after April 1, 2015, is eligible for discretionary transfer to the Department of Community Correction by the Parole Board after having served one-third (1/3) or one-half (½) of his or her sentence, with credit for meritorious good time, depending on the seriousness determination made by the Arkansas Sentencing Commission, or one-half (½) of the time to which his or her sentence is commuted:
(1) Battery in the second degree, § 5-13-202;
(2) Aggravated assault, § 5-13-204;
(3) Terroristic threatening, § 5-13-301;
(4) Domestic battering in the second degree, § 5-26-304; or
(5) Residential burglary, § 5-39-201.
(b) The transfer of an inmate convicted of an offense listed in this section is not automatic.
(c) All other provisions governing the procedures regarding the granting and administration of parole for persons convicted of an offense listed under subsection (a) of this section shall be governed by §§ 16-93-615 — 16-93-617.
Structure Arkansas Code
Title 16 - Practice, Procedure, And Courts
Subtitle 6 - Criminal Procedure Generally
Chapter 93 - Probation and Parole
Subchapter 6 - Parole — Eligibility
§ 16-93-601. Felonies committed prior to April 1, 1977
§ 16-93-603. Felonies committed between April 1, 1977, and April 1, 1983 — Classification of inmates
§ 16-93-604. Felonies committed between April 1, 1977, and April 1, 1983 — Parole eligibility
§ 16-93-609. Effect of more than one conviction for certain felonies — Definition
§ 16-93-610. Computation of sentence
§ 16-93-612. Parole eligibility — Date of offense
§ 16-93-613. Parole eligibility — Class Y, Class A, or Class B felonies
§ 16-93-614. Parole eligibility — Offenses committed after January 1, 1994 — Definition
§ 16-93-615. Parole eligibility procedures — Offenses committed after January 1, 1994
§ 16-93-619. Rulemaking authority
§ 16-93-620. Parole eligibility procedures — Certain offenses committed on or after April 1, 2015
§ 16-93-622. Parole discharge for offenders who are minors — Reinstatement of rights