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Arkansas paid $380K to consultant on Franklin County prison project; here’s how some of it was spent
The Arkansas Department of Corrections admonished prison designer Vanir about charging the state for alcohol, upgrades on ...
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin pushes court to let lawsuit against Board of Corrections go forward
The Arkansas Board of Corrections isn't disputing that it violated laws on public records and that it illegally hired a ...
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Arkansas Board of Corrections member tells legislators a 3,000-bed prison is not needed
Arkansas Board of Corrections member Lee Watson has sent an email to legislators and other members of the BOC, opposing the ...
UPDATED: Arkansas prison board member calls for less expensive options to 3,000-bed penitentiary
A member of the Arkansas Board of Corrections challenged legislators about the need for a new 3,000-bed prison and offered ...
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Arkansas prison board member calls for less expensive options to 3,000-bed penitentiary
Lee Watson told legislators the corrections board has never asked for the 3,000-bed mega-prison the governor is pursuing.
Prison official calls for alternative to Franklin County project in email to lawmakers
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An email from Arkansas Board of Corrections (BOC) member Lee Watson to legislators calls for a different ...
Republican senator challenges Arkansas prison project over 'woke' companies
Sen. Bryan King urges Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders to cut ties with 'woke' companies linked to the proposed Arkansas prison ...
Arkansas corrections official calls for alternative to Franklin County prison
An email from Arkansas Board of Corrections (BOC) member Lee Watson to legislators calls for a different path to solving the ...
The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette16h
Given $240 million in upgrades and 6 or more years, Fort Smith could supply water for prison, director says
Talks about the city supplying the planned Franklin County state prison with water are preliminary, but the Water Utilities ...
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Arkansas' prison plan is too big, board member claims
Arkansas doesn't need a 3,000-bed prison, a member of the state Board of Corrections wrote in an email sent to lawmakers ...
The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette5d
Transfer of Muslim inmate was part of settlement, not a retaliatory move, Department of Corrections says
A Muslim inmate and self-described "jailhouse lawyer" initiated a transfer to federal prison, the Arkansas Department of Corrections said, and wasn't moved for retaliatory reasons.