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Arkansas Governor Seeks $7.4 Million for 200 Additional Prison Beds

August 4, 2015 2327 Views Central U.S., enVerid Systems, Green Schools Program, hospital operations, myRisk Hereditary Cancer test, New Mexico

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson is currently seeking $7.4 million in funding from the state to open 200 additional prison beds to ease the backlog of inmates being housed at local jails.

Hutchinson told the Arkansas State Sheriffs Association that he would ask lawmakers to approve of funding in about 18 months for the Pine Bluff Prison facility. “I’m asking for your patience and your support and to recognize that there is hope around the corner,” Hutchinson said in a statement.

Arkansas DOC Adds Beds, Re-Entry Programs to Ease Overcrowding

June 10, 2015June 23, 2015 5440 Views Central U.S., Green Funding, Green Schools Program, Jones Studios Inc., Recyclebank

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Department of Correction has started on Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s $33 million plan to address prison overcrowding in the state.