§ 12-26-102 - Definitions. - Arkansas Statutes

12-26-102. Definitions.

As used in this chapter:

(1) "Committee" means the criminal detention facilities review committee established in each of the judicial districts of this state;

(2) "Criminal detention facility" means any institution operated by a political jurisdiction or a combination of jurisdictions for the care, keeping, or rehabilitative needs of adult criminal offenders, including regional jails, county jails, municipal jails, and temporary holding units;

(3) "Intermediate or long-term facility" means a criminal detention institution in which prisoners may be held from the time of intake through a one-year period;

(4) "Short-term facility" means any institution operated by a local unit of government in which persons may be incarcerated from the time of intake up to sixty (60) days; and

(5) "Twenty-four-hour or overnight facility" means any institution operated by a local government in which persons may be incarcerated from the time of intake up to twenty-four (24) hours.