§ 12-29-203 - Forfeiture -- Restoration. - Arkansas Statutes

12-29-203. Forfeiture -- Restoration.

(a) All meritorious good time shall be forfeited by an inmate in the event of escape, and all or part of accrued good time may be taken away by the Director of the Department of Correction for infraction of rules.

(b) However, in the event of escape, the Director of the Department of Correction may restore all or part of any accrued meritorious good time if the escapee returns to the institution voluntarily, without expense to the state, and without act of violence while a fugitive from an institution.

(c) The Director of the Department of Correction or the Director of the Department of Community Correction, respectively, may restore lost good time according to rules promulgated by the Board of Corrections.