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Arkansas Legislative Recidivism Reduction Task Force
Arkansas Legislative Recidivism Reduction Task Force
The Arkansas Legislative Recidivism Reduction Task Force was created by the Protect Arkansas Act (Section 250 of Act 659 of 2023) to study and recommend improvements to the criminal justice outcomes in the State of Arkansas.
The Task Force, working with the support of the Counsel of State Governments Justice Center, was charged with the following duties:
Conduct a comprehensive data analysis to identify the drivers of Arkansas’s high recidivism rates;
Examine the effectiveness of current supervision practices and responses to technical violations of supervision;
Identify unnecessary barriers to successful reentry into society;
Determine gaps in behavioral health treatment, workforce training, and other services for people on supervision and reentering society from incarceration;
Use data to identify how recidivism contributes to overall crime and incarceration rates; and
Develop data-driven recommendations for reducing recidivism and improving outcomes for people on supervision and reentering society from incarceration.
The final report of the Task Force’s findings and recommendations was completed on December 16, 2024.
Act 659
Recidivism Reduction Task Force Rules
Task Force Final Report 12.16.2024
Task Force Appointments:
Appointee
Appointment Type
Appointed By
Circuit Judge Melissa Richardson
Circuit Judge
Chief Justice
Tommy Sturgeon, Ashley County
County Sheriff
Governor
Tammy Harris
Representative of the Public Defender Commission
Governor
Tabatha Branch
Public Defender
Governor
Dan Shue – 12th Judicial District
Prosecuting Attorney
Governor
CLEST Director Chris Chapmond
Member of the Executive Board of Chiefs of Police
Governor
Elizabeth Pulley
Victim of Crime or Advocate
Governor
Kim Clifton
Community member affected by crime
Governor
Scott McLean (Pathway to Freedom)
At-large
Governor
Jerry Riley (former Post-Prison Transfer Board)
At-large
Governor
Ben Gilmore – CHAIRMAN
Senator
Senate Pro Tempre
Clarke Tucker
Senator
Senate Pro Tempre
Carol Dalby
House Representative
Speaker of the House
Jimmy Gazaway
House Representative
Speaker of the House
Chairman Benny Magness
Chair of the Board of Corrections
Corrections
Chairwoman Lona McCastlain
Chair of the Post-Prison Transfer Board
Corrections
Secretary Lindsay Wallace
Secretary of Corrections
Corrections
Director Jim Cheek
Director of Community Corrections
Corrections
Tim Griffin
Attorney General
Constitutional Officer
Staff contact: Toni Hamp – Arkansas Sentencing Commission |
[email protected]
| (501) 682-5001
Task Force Meeting Minutes
10.24.2024 – Meeting Minutes
09.16.2024 – Meeting Minutes
08.21.2024 – Meeting Minutes
06.24.2024 – Meeting Minutes
04.22.2024 – Meeting Minutes
03.11.2024 – Meeting Minutes
02.12.2024 – Meeting Minutes
01.22.2024 – Meeting Minutes
11.13.2023 – Meeting Minutes
10.16.2023 – Meeting Minutes
08.28.2023 – Organizational Meeting Minutes
Task Force Agendas
12.16.2024 – Task Force Agenda
10.24.2024 – Task Force Agenda
09.16.2024 – Task Force Agenda
08.21.2024 – Task Force Agenda
06.24.2024 – Task Force Agenda
04.22.2024 – Task Force Agenda
03.11.2024 – Task Force Agenda
02.12.2024 – Task Force Agenda
01.22.2024 – Task Force Agenda
11.13.2023 – Task Force Agenda
08.28.2023 – Task Force Agenda
Task Force Presentations and Handouts
The Council of State Governments Presentation to Task Force – 10.24.2024
The Council of State Governments Presentation – 09.16.2024
Statewide Data Efforts for Recidivism Reduction – 08.21.2024
Ester Unit’s Release Program: A brief review – 03.11.2024
The Council of State Governments Presentation – 03.11.2024
DOC Handout – Recidivism in Arkansas 2018 Release Cohort – 01.22.2024
Task Force Presentation – 11.13.2023
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