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Recent legislation used by Gov. Sarah Sanders in her attempt to take control of prisons from the Arkansas Board of Corrections has been blocked.
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Attorney General Tim Griffin filed a lawsuit against the Board of Corrections for allegedly violating the Freedom of Information Act.
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The letter to Gov. Sarah Sanders asks her and other state officials to move beyond recent conflicts and lawsuits to chart “the best path forward” in resolving prison overcrowding issues.
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Arkansas’ prison oversight board on Wednesday fired Corrections Secretary Joe Profiri — a week after a judge ruled that Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ cabinet appointee served at the pleasure of the board for now.
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Saying the plaintiffs had “met their burden,” Pulaski County Circuit Judge Patricia James on Thursday blocked laws governing prison oversight in Arkansas.
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Gov. Sarah Sanders ordered Corrections Board Chair Benny Magness to resign after he requested National Guard help for understaffed prisons.
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Attorney General Tim Griffin pledged to appeal the Pulaski County circuit judge’s order.
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Amid ongoing conflict over adding new prison beds, a judge granted a restraining order against the governor and the former corrections secretary.
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The votes follow conflict between the Corrections Board and Arkansas’ governor, attorney general.
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The Arkansas Board of Corrections rejected a request to expand prison capacity this month because of severe staffing shortages and existing crowding, board Chairman Benny Magness says.