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Parole board takes first step toward new clemency rule under Protect Arkansas Act
Arkansas Advocate via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoArkansas’ Post-Prison Transfer Board on Wednesday took a step toward a new rule written to match the...
Arkansas prison board member declines to resign over civil lawsuit allegations
Arkansas Advocate via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA member of Arkansas’ prison oversight board on Thursday rejected mounting pressure that he resign...
Oklahoma's prison population is growing — but its parole rates are plummeting
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 5 months agoTrisha Fox was optimistic when her husband, Richard Fox, appeared on the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole...
Arkansas parole board chair resigns after police personnel file shows he lied about sex with minor
Associated Press via AOL· 5 months agoThe chair of Arkansas' parole board resigned on Friday after personnel records revealed he was fired from a local police department several years ago for lying to investigators about having ...
Tracy Dowell appointed interim superintendent of Arkansas prisons school district
Arkansas Advocate via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe Arkansas Correctional School District Board on Wednesday appointed Deputy Superintendent Tracy...
Gov. Sanders parole board appointee resigns amid controversy
KARK via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA recent appointee to the Arkansas Board of Corrections by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has...
More Arkansas lawmakers push for resignation of corrections board member named in Lord’s Ranch...
KARK via Yahoo News· 4 months agoLITTLE ROCK, Ark. – More Arkansas lawmakers are calling on a Board of Corrections member to resign over lawsuit allegations claiming he covered up sexual abuse of children. Senate President ...
Gavin Newsom backs down from a fight with the prison release of Leslie Van Houten | Opinion
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThere is a strong chance that Leslie Van Houten would have remained behind bars had Gov. Gavin...
Court backs Arkansas Board of Corrections, maintains board’s powers over secretary firing
KARK via Yahoo News· 5 months agoLITTLE ROCK, Ark. – An ongoing argument between Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sander’s office and the Arkansas Board of Corrections reached a new level today with a court order. Pulaski County Circuit ...
'Foolishly sticking with failed system': Mississippi leads the world in mass incarceration
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMississippi is now the world’s leader in putting people behind bars — more inmates per capita than...