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AR SR65
Resolution
Status
4/14/2025
Primary Sponsor
Clarke Tucker
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AI Summary
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Supports Arkansas adopting Justice Counts, a U.S. Department of Justice initiative developed with 21+ partners to create standardized criminal justice metrics
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Arkansas ranks among the top 5 states nationally for both violent crime rates and incarceration rates
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People on probation or parole in Arkansas account for approximately 16% of violent crime arrests and 62% of prison admissions
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Arkansas has among the highest re-incarceration rates within 3 years of release
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Urges state and local policymakers to implement Justice Counts metrics, joining 29 other states including neighboring Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas
Legislative Description
To Support Arkansas's Engaging The Justice Counts Metrics And To Urge Policymakers Throughout State And Local Government Entities To Implement And Utilize The Justice Counts Metrics.
Last Action
Sine Die adjournment
5/5/2025