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Sanders publicly expressed her frustration with the board, after members only responded to part of a request for more prison beds.
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Hear the latest Issues That Matter panel recorded live on Sept. 14, 2023.
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A bill approved by the Arkansas Senate along party lines on Monday aims to increase the time those convicted of the state’s most serious offenses spend behind bars.
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A bill requiring Arkansans convicted of the most serious crimes to serve 100% of their sentences passed a Senate committee Wednesday.
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Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Monday called for setting aside $470 million for new prison beds and imposing sentencing changes to keep violent offenders incarcerated longer.
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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.