AR SB635

Amends Arkansas Code § 16-93-211 to add a new category of offenders eligible for transitional housing: those paroled from the Department of Correction who lack a suitable place to parole to due to denied parole plans.

Requires third-party alternative transitional housing facilities to be considered and used for persons eligible for parole but without an approved parole plan due to lack of a residence or eligible housing.

Establishes that offenders in transitional housing must comply with conditions of release including a mandatory curfew requiring them to present themselves at scheduled times to be confined in the facility.

Directs the Board of Correction and Parole Board to consider third-party alternative transitional housing facilities within 90 days of the act's effective date and begin paroling those eligible for the longest periods to approved facilities.

Provides services to paroled offenders in transitional housing including treatment, reentry programs, mental health services, employment assistance, education, and mentoring to facilitate successful community reintegration.