Reconsideration of board decisions
Effective Jan 25, 2026Ark. R. 2026-7 (eff. January 25, 2026)Arkansas Code § 16-93-1812; Arkansas Code § 16-93-619
- (a) The inmate or the inmate’s attorney may request reconsideration of the final board decision within sixty (60) days of the date of the adoption and ratification of the final board decision.
(b) The request for reconsideration may be submitted to:
- (1) The institutional release officer at the unit where the inmate is incarcerated; or
- (2) The current mailing address of the Post-Prison Transfer Board.
- (c) Only one (1) request for reconsideration is allowed per board decision.
(d) The board may reconsider the decision if:
- (1) New information is presented; or
- (2) The board deems a reconsideration is warranted.
- (e) The denial of transfer to the community correction reentry program described in Arkansas Code § 16-93-211 and 16 CAR § 23-404, is ineligible for reconsideration.
- (f) It is the responsibility of the inmate to petition the board for reconsideration pursuant to Arkansas Code §§ 16-93-1808(b)(2)(C) and 16-93-615(a)(3) and rules outlined in this section.