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Arkansas lawmakers spent six hours Thursday raking state Board of Corrections leaders and the board’s outside attorney over changes to the lawyer’s contract and how the board conducts its business. Members of the Joint Performance Review Committee criticized prison board chairman Benny Magness and secretary Lee Watson over the handling of the lawyer’s hiring. They […] The post Lawmakers criticize Arkansas Board of Corrections members, attorney over altered contract appeared first on Arkansas Adv

BELLEFONTE — With overwhelming community support, the Centre County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the request to investigate possible options fo

The Centre County Commissioners voted Tuesday to solicit proposals to study the possibilities of outdoor recreation at the Centre County Correctional Facility.

Illinois Senate Republicans are calling for sweeping reforms to the state prison board. Two Illinois Prisoner Review Board members stepped down last week, coming after a board vote to grant parole to a man who killed an 11-year-old boy and stabbed his pregnant mother a day after his release. Our Quad Cities News Illinois Capitol […]

In an effort to rectify a mistake that listed Lycoming County as a sanctuary county, a policy has been drafted and approved by the Prison Board which will clari