Arkansas § 12-12-219 - Records of local and regional detention facilities.

§ 12-12-219. Records of local and regional detention facilities.

The Arkansas Crime Information Center shall permit and encourage the entry of data by a local or regional detention facility, such as a county jail, into a database maintained by the center and accessible by an entity as determined by the Supervisory Board for the Arkansas Crime Information Center. Data provided by a regional detention facility shall facilitate analysis of inmate populations in local detention facilities, including, but not limited to: Local or regional detention facility inmate population, including the number of inmates currently housed over the recognized maximum capacity of the local or regional detention facility; and The types and number of offenses for which the inmates are being housed in the local or regional detention facility. The types of data entered into a database under this section may include: Information concerning the inmates admitted to and released from the local or regional detention facility, including without limitation: The state identification number of the inmate; The offenses the inmates committed or were accused of committing; and The dates the inmates were both taken into custody and released; A record of any mental health screening of an inmate administered by a law enforcement agency or healthcare facility. The results of a mental health screening administered by a law enforcement agency or healthcare facility may be entered into the database as permitted by state or federal law; and Any other data that that would be of assistance to a law enforcement agency, state agency, legislative committee, academic researcher, or other entity permitted to access the data. The center shall promulgate rules necessary to implement this section.