§ 12-29-112 - Discharge or release. - Arkansas Statutes

12-29-112. Discharge or release.

(a) Inmates released upon completion of their term or released on parole shall be supplied with satisfactory clothing and a travel subsidy as prescribed by the Board of Corrections.

(b) Upon release of any inmate from any unit or center of the Department of Correction, the department shall provide transportation for the inmate to the closest commercial transportation pick-up point.

(c) Before the release of an inmate from any unit or center of the department, the department shall provide:

(1) Testing or screening of the inmate for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); and

(2) Counseling regarding treatment options if the inmate tests positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

(d) An inmate released upon completion of his or her terms of incarceration shall be provided:

(1) Written and certified proof that he or she completed and satisfied all the terms of his or her incarceration; and

(2) Information on how to reinstate his or her voting rights upon discharge of his or her sentence.