Graham v. Norris

I do not disagree with the majority’s analysis. However, there is one other factor in this case that distinguishes it from Duncan v. State, 337 Ark. 306, 987 S.W.2d 721 (1999) (per curiam), and Ellis v. Norris, 333 Ark. 200, 968 S.W.2d 609 (1998) (per curiam). Graham was serving time in the Bilis County Jail in Oklahoma under the Interstate Compact. Six years after the Arkansas statute authorizing meritorious good time for volunteer work was repealed, Graham began doing volunteer work in Oklahoma for the city, county, and school district. See Ark. Code Ann. § 12-30-408 (1987) (referred to as…