AR SB539

Transfers management of secured community correction centers from the Division of Community Correction to the Division of Correction, while the Division of Community Correction retains oversight of community correction services, probation, parole, and post-release supervision programs

Replaces statutory references to "Division of Community Correction facility" with "community correction center operated or contracted by a division of the Department of Corrections" throughout Arkansas Code

Transfers the Sex Offender Community Notification Section from the Division of Correction to the Department of Corrections for administering sex offender assessments and registration requirements

Updates confinement limits: 120 days maximum for felonies and 30 days for misdemeanors in local facilities; 365 days maximum in community correction centers as a condition of suspended sentence or probation

Declared an emergency measure effective upon Governor's approval (April 17, 2025) to address repeat criminal activity and improve department operations to reduce recidivism