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Arkansas | Ark. Code Ann. § 5-4-303(f)(1)(C) | Conditions of Suspension or Probation |
(f)(1) If the court suspends imposition of sentence on a defendant or places him or her on probation conditioned upon his or her making restitution under subdivision (c)(6) of this section, the court, by concurrence of the victim, defendant, and the prosecuting authority, shall determine the amount to be paid as restitution . . . and (C) If a personal service is contemplated, the reasonable value and rate of compensation for the personal service rendered to the victim.
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Work program/jail industry program | All | No |
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Arkansas | A.C.A. § 3-3-102 | Sentences and Fines |
(a) When a jail sentence is inflicted as part of the punishment, all persons convicted under this act shall serve out the sentence at hard labor; (b) All fines and costs assessed against any person under this act and not paid or replevied shall be served out by confinement at hard labor at the rate of one (1) day for each one dollar ($1.00) of the fine and costs.
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Work program/jail industry program | All | No |
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-2-111 | Hard labor; good time credit; disciplinary review boards |
(a) In all cases where a person is by law liable to be imprisoned in the county jail for punishment or for failure to pay a fine, that person shall + See morebe sentenced to be confined, and shall be confined, at hard labor in the county workhouse until the expiration of the sentence of imprisonment or, subject to the limitations imposed by § 40-24-104, until the fine has been worked out, paid or secured to be paid.
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Work program/jail industry program | All | Yes |
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Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. § 41-3-104 | Fines and costs; payment |
If a prisoner is confined for failure to pay a fine and costs, the prisoner shall be detained until the fine and costs, except litigation tax, have been paid by + See morethe proceeds of the prisoner's labor.
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Work program/jail industry program | All | Yes |
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