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.
A Pulaski County circuit judge has issued an order blocking the governor from using two recently passed laws to bypass the Arkansas Board of Corrections constitutional authority, while Attorney General Tim Griffin has filed a lawsuit against the Board of Corrections saying it violated the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.
A Pulaski County circuit judge has issued an order blocking the governor from using two recently passed laws to bypass the Arkansas Board of Corrections constitutional authority, while Attorney General Tim Griffin has filed a lawsuit against the Board of Corrections saying it violated the state s Freedom of Information Act.