Arkansas Governor's office denies Board of Corrections FOIA ...
2 days ago · LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — On Nov. 11, legal counsel representing Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders denied a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for emails between her office and the state ...
Board approves Arkansas site for planned 3,000-inmate prison …
5 days ago · The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. ... Residents and stakeholders attend a town hall meeting to discuss Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ plan to build a new 3,000-bed prison near Vesta in Franklin County, on Thursday, Nov, 7, 2024, at the Charleston High School gymnasium in Charleston ...
Arkansas board approves new prison despite public opposition
2 days ago · Residents and stakeholders attend a town hall meeting to discuss Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders' plan to build a new 3,000-bed prison near Vesta in Franklin County on November 7, 2024 ...
Board of Corrections approves new prison despite community …
6 days ago · Sarah Huckabee Sanders has been working to add more prison beds throughout her administration. Residents and local officials say, by the time the community learned about the prison, it was already ...
Judge blocks Arkansas law that took away board ... - Associated Press News
Dec 16, 2023 · LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge on Friday blocked a new law that took away the Board of Corrections’ authority over the state corrections secretary and other top officials, the latest in an escalating feud between the panel and Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders over the prison system.
The head of Arkansas' Board of Corrections says ... - Associated Press News
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Friday called for the head of the Board of Corrections to immediately resign in the latest round of a dispute over who runs the state’s prison system.
What to know about Gov. Sanders' dispute with the Board of
Jan 4, 2024 · The months-long argument between Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the state Board of Corrections over adding prison beds heads to court today. The big picture: Sanders and Corrections Secretary Joe Profiri, who was appointed by Sanders and confirmed by the board, want to add beds to state prisons.
Arkansas Board of Corrections fires prisons chief in escalating
Jan 11, 2024 · 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...
Judge temporarily blocks Sanders from bypassing Arkansas board …
The temporary restraining order issued by Judge Patricia James on Friday afternoon comes in response to a lawsuit the board Board of Corrections filed Thursday against Gov. Sarah Huckabee...
Board of Corrections votes to approve land for new prison in
6 days ago · This comes after Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced last week that the State of Arkansas had purchased land in Charleston to build a prison that can hold as many as 3,000 inmates.