AR SB177

Requires offenders with three or more separate prior commitments to the Department of Correction to serve at least 80% of their sentence before becoming eligible for parole for any felony committed after this act's effective date.

Creates an exception allowing parole eligibility at 40% of sentence if the offender reaches age 70, regardless of the 80% requirement.

Exempts offenders sentenced to death, life without parole, or life imprisonment from the 80% requirement.

Makes parole eligibility requirements under this section supersede any other parole eligibility statutes for specific offenses that existed prior to the act's effective date.

Applies only to felonies committed on or after the effective date of the act and requires prior incarceration to result from at least three separate sentences.