{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-28-702","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 12-28-702","heading":"Legislative findings and determinations","body":"The General Assembly finds that:\n\n(1) The cost of incarcerating the expanding number of offenders in conventional penitentiaries is skyrocketing, bringing added fiscal pressures on the state;\n\n(2) Some inmates may be effectively punished in a more affordable manner through the exposure to severe, military-like conditions; and\n\n(3) The Division of Correction should be given the authority to establish boot camps which will provide a more affordable means of punishing certain inmates who are designated as eligible for this alternative punishment by the division.","path":["AR Code","Title 12","Chapter 28","Subchapter 7"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"cd66f3fe4674c9596c25fa5ed25077aa095ac7b5c93fad61ff8a02bfa6fb2bbb","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-28-701","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-12-28-703"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}