ARM 20.7.502. DETERMINATION OF NEED

(1) Before proceeding with plans to establish a prerelease center, the department must make a written determination that there is a need for a prerelease center in the jurisdiction being considered. The written determination of need must include: (a) demographic and statistical data on the general and offender population of the jurisdiction; and (b) the proposed prerelease center's relationship to the correctional needs of the state. (2) The determination of need must be published on the department's website.