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Overview of Arkansas's Correctional System Arkansas

The Jail System

There are 84 jail facilities in the state's 75 counties, mostly managed by sheriffs' offices. Rated capacity of facilities exceeds 8,300. State standards are enforced by the Crim. Detention Facilities Review Committee,

The Prison System

The Dept. of Correction holds 14,314 adults in 18 facilities. The are more than 3,700 staff in the agency, which is overseen by a seven-member Board of Corrections.

The Community Corrections System

The Dept. of Community Correction, also overseen by the Board of Corrections, supervises 31,676 probationers and 19,388 parolees. The Department has over 900 employees.
2007 Crime Rate for Arkansas
The crime rate in Arkansas is about 17% higher than the national average rate. Property crimes account for around 88.2% of the crime rate in Arkansas which is 17% higher than the national rate. The remaining 14.2% are violent crimes and are about 12% higher than other states. The following graph shows how Arkansas compared to the rest of the states.

State Crime Rates (Per 100,000 People)

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Arkansas National Avg.
Crime Rates (2007) 4,482 3,731
Violent Crimes 529 467
Property Crimes 3,953 3,264
2004 Corrections Population
Arkansas has 73,193 adults under correctional supervision (prisons, jails, probation, and parole). The supervision rate (number of offenders per 100,000 people) is about 12% higher than the national rate.

State Population Rates (Per 100,000 People)

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Arkansas National Avg.
Population Rate (2004) 2,924 2,572
2007 Incarceration Information
Arkansas has a rate 11% higher than than the national average of incarcerated adults per 100,000.

Incarceration Rate (Per 100,000)

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Arkansas National Avg.
Incarceration Rate (2007) 502 447
2007 Probationers
Arkansas has a rate 21% lower than than the national average number of probationers per 100,000 people.

Probationers (Per 100,000)

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Arkansas National Avg.
Probationer Rate (2007) 1,476 1,863
2007 Parolees
Arkansas has a rate 65% higher than than the national average number of parolees per 100,000 people.

Parolees (Per 100,000)

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Arkansas National Avg.
Parolee Rate (2007) 904 319
2008 Corrections Percentage of Total State Government Expenditures
Taxpayers paid 16% higher than than the national average in 2008.

Percentage Spent on Corrections

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Arkansas National Avg.
% Spent on Corrections (2008) 8% 6.7%

Data Sources:

  • The PEW Center on the States
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Dept. of Justice
  • Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Dept. of Justice
  • American Jail Assoc.
  • American Correctional Assoc.
  • State Government Websites
  • State-provided information
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