Sheriff faces questions from Arkansas lawmakers over Netflix series filmed at county jail – Brandon Sun
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Pulaski County broke ground Tuesday on Providence Park, a development designed to provide housing for as many as 400 homeless people.
In partnership with Pulaski County, Providence Park broke ground today on the first permanent housing village for the chronically unhoused in Central Arkansas.
Pulaski County Judge Barry Hyde reiterated on Tuesday that he believed Sheriff Eric Higgins had broken the law by signing an agreement to film a reality TV series for Netflix at the jail last year and told a panel of state lawmakers that he had referred the matter to the prosecuting attorney's office.
Earlier this month, Arkansas’ Pulaski County turned down and returned a $60,000 check sent by Lucky 8, the production company behind the Netflix docuseries “Unlocked: A Jail Experiment.” Pulaski County is where “Unlocked” was filmed, and Lucky 8 apparently intended the check as reimbursement for any costs the county incurred during production. But in a …