Arkansas lawmakers discuss prison overpopulation problems and solutions
Lawmakers heard from the Department of Corrections and other experts in the field Monday.
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Lawmakers heard from the Department of Corrections and other experts in the field Monday.
Attorney general candidate Tim Griffin wants to see changes in Arkansas' criminal justice system, but his opponents question whether such changes fall under the umbrella of the attorney general's office.
The Arkansas Department of Corrections is reallocating more than $4 million as part of its effort to turn a vacant juvenile detention facility in Independence County into a lower-level parole and probation center.
Some low-risk inmates serving their sentence at an Arkansas Division of Correction facility will be eligible to be transferred to a Division of Community Correction center thanks to a new measure addressing overcrowding in the state's prisons and county jails.
Some low-risk inmates serving their sentence at an Arkansas Division of Correction facility will be eligible to be transferred to a Division of Community Correction center thanks to a new measure addressing overcrowding in the state's prisons and county jails.