Intake, booking, and release areas
Arkansas Code § 12-26-103
(a) Intake, booking, and release areas shall be located inside the security perimeter and have the following components:
- (1) Booking area;
- (2) Sally port;
- (3) Access to drinking water;
- (4) Access to shower facilities;
- (5) Secure storage for detainee’s personal property;
- (6) Telephone facilities;
- (7) Private interview space or spaces;
- (8) Temporary holding area with seating; and
- (9) Operable toilets and wash basins.
- (b) Intake, booking, and release areas shall be designed so that newly admitted detainees may be processed in a thorough, humane, and orderly manner.
- (c) Provisions should be made to ensure the safety of detainees, personnel, and visitors as well as the security of the facility.
- (d) These areas may also be used to process detainees for release.