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Legislators OK official finding that Arkansas Board of Corrections lacked ability to hire outside legal counsel

Lawmakers voted Tuesday to formally find the Arkansas Board of Corrections lacked the ability to hire outside legal counsel in ongoing lawsuits against the governor and a former Department of Corrections secretary, and that the board violated the state's Freedom of Information Act.

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Legislators OK official finding that Arkansas Board of Corrections lacked ability to hire outside legal counsel | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Lawmakers voted Tuesday to formally find the Arkansas Board of Corrections lacked the ability to hire outside legal counsel in ongoing lawsuits against the governor and a former Department of Corrections secretary, and that the board violated the state's Freedom of Information Act.

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Motion over Arkansas Board of Corrections' ability to hire outside legal counsel fails in committee | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

An effort by lawmakers to formally find that the Arkansas Board of Corrections lacked the ability to hire outside legal counsel in ongoing lawsuits against the governor and a former Department of Corrections secretary, and that it violated the state's Freedom of Information Act, failed Monday morning.

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Motion over Arkansas Board of Corrections' ability to hire outside legal counsel fails in committee

An effort by lawmakers to formally find that the Arkansas Board of Corrections lacked the ability to hire outside legal counsel in ongoing lawsuits against the governor and a former Department of Corrections secretary, and that it violated the state's Freedom of Information Act, failed Monday morning.

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Corrections Department studies 'nontraditional beds' to address Arkansas jails backlog | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Arkansas Department of Corrections Secretary Lindsay Wallace said Friday the agency is looking into addressing a backlog in jails caused by placement of state inmates in county facilities by making use of "nontraditional beds" in such places as those used for work release programs.

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Corrections Department studies 'nontraditional beds' to address Arkansas jails backlog

Arkansas Department of Corrections Secretary Lindsay Wallace said Friday the agency is looking into addressing a backlog in jails caused by placement of state inmates in county facilities by making use of "nontraditional beds" in such places as those used for work release programs.

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Corrections official tells lawmakers he doesn't believe corrections board intentionally violated state rules by hiring lawyer | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

The chief financial officer for the state Department of Corrections told lawmakers on Thursday he doesn't believe the Board of Corrections intentionally violated state rules when it entered into a contract with outside legal counsel before filing a lawsuit against the governor and a former Department of Corrections secretary.

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Corrections official tells lawmakers he doesn't believe corrections board intentionally violated state rules by hiring lawyer

The chief financial officer for the state Department of Corrections told lawmakers on Thursday he doesn't believe the Board of Corrections intentionally violated state rules when it entered into a contract with outside legal counsel before filing a lawsuit against the governor and a former Department of Corrections secretary.

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State Board of Corrections chairman tells lawmakers responsibility for 'any error' over how board contracted with outside legal counsel 'falls on me'

Arkansas Board of Corrections Chairman Benny Magness told lawmakers Thursday that he took responsibility for "any error" in how the board contracted with outside legal counsel a week before filing a lawsuit against the governor and a former Department of Corrections secretary.

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Magness tells state lawmakers 'any error' over Board of Corrections' contracting of outside legal counsel 'falls on me' | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Arkansas Board of Corrections Chairman Benny Magness told lawmakers on Thursday that "any error" over how the board contracted with outside legal counsel "falls on me."

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