by - January 19, 2024 11:57 am
Recent legislation used by Gov. Sarah Sanders in her attempt to take control of prisons from the Arkansas Board of Corrections (BOC) has been blocked in a ruling handed down…
by - January 17, 2024 6:46 pm
Arkansas Board of Corrections (BOC) member Lee Watson on Wednesday (Jan. 17) sent a letter to Gov. Sarah Sanders asking her and other state officials to move beyond recent conflicts…
by - December 21, 2023 1:19 pm
Arkansas Board of Corrections (BOC) Chair Benny Magness has asked Gov. Sarah Sanders for 138 National Guard members to help with staff shortages in the state’s prison system that Magness…
by - December 14, 2023 4:45 pm
When Arkansas Board of Corrections (BOC) Chair Benny Magness said the situation between the board and Corrections Secretary Joe Profiri was “untenable,” he meant it. The Board on Thursday (Dec….
by - December 11, 2023 1:46 pm
The potential for a dispute at Arkansas’ “constitutional crossroads” increased Dec. 8 when the Arkansas Board of Corrections (BOC) hired a lawyer to represent the board in an ongoing prison…
by - November 17, 2023 8:24 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders wants to create 500 new beds in the Arkansas Department of Correction (ADC) system and she is calling on the Board of Corrections to do so. A…
by - August 31, 2022 5:19 pm
Pulaski County Judge Barry Hyde sounded the alarm on the state’s prison overcrowding issues on Wednesday (Aug. 31) during a meeting with legislators and stakeholders. Joining with the Arkansas Sheriffs…
