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Rep. Jimmy Gazaway, R-Paragould, says he hopes to eliminate parole entirely for certain violent offenses.
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Attorney General Tim Griffin is calling on lawmakers to increase prison bed space in Arkansas.
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The “Truth in Sentencing and Parole Reform Act" would change existing laws on sentencing and parole in Arkansas. The legislature will convene in January.
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Pulaski County Judge Barry Hyde says more prison bed space is needed to help curb a rise in violent crime in central Arkansas.
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Authorities say Samuel Hartman, 38, escaped from a work detail on Friday at the East Arkansas Regional Unit at Brickeys. He and an accomplice reportedly fired at officers.
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A $738,000 federal grant will go toward upgrading telemedicine equipment at 36 hospitals and prisons in rural parts of the state.
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“The First Step” is being screened Friday at 6 p.m. at the Ron Robinson Theater in Little Rock.
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The $2 million project was necessitated by locks failing. Sheriff Eric Higgins says additional work is needed for the aging facility.
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Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday that Health Secretary Dr. José Romero has accepted a position with the CDC. The governor also announced an effort to combat violent crime.
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Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed two bills related to police funding on Tuesday as lawmakers gave final approval to a roughly $6 billion state budget.