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Joe Profiri, fired this week as Arkansas secretary of corrections, "was good when he was in the lower ranks," said Carlos Garcia, executive director of the Arizona Correctional Peace Officers Association. But when Profiri was promoted, Garcia says, "he was doing crazy things and allowing crazy things to go on."

Joe Profiri, fired this week as Arkansas secretary of corrections, "was good when he was in the lower ranks," said Carlos Garcia, executive director of the Arizona Correctional Peace Officers Association. But when Profiri was promoted, Garcia says, "he was doing crazy things and allowing crazy things to go on."

Four weeks after suspending Corrections Secretary Joe Profiri with pay and banning him from the Department of Corrections administrative building, the Board of Corrections voted 5-2 Wednesday to fire him.

Arkansas’ Board of Corrections has voted to fire Corrections Secretary Joe Profiri. He has been on suspension for the past four weeks with pay. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that the

Four weeks after suspending Corrections Secretary Joe Profiri with pay and banning him from the Department of Corrections administrative building, the Board of Corrections voted 5-2 Wednesday to fire him.

Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration officials anticipate about 70 state executive branch employees with salaries funded by the federal government will be furloughed Monday in the event of a federal government shutdown, a spokesperson for the department said Friday.

Arkansas state governments executive branch Cabinet secretaries will be responsible for determining which programs must be suspended and which employees will be furloughed based on certain criteria in the event of a federal government shutdown, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a memo to the 15 secretaries.

Lorain County commissioners gave their nod of approval to allow the Lorain County Adult Probation to apply for a $6 million grant.

Authorities havent disclosed what demands, if any, the inmates made or how many inmates were involved.

A guard was held hostage by inmates for several hours Tuesday morning.