Board approves Arkansas site for planned 3,000-inmate prison …
5 days ago · The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. ... and stakeholders attend a town hall meeting to discuss Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ plan to build a new 3,000-bed prison near Vesta in Franklin County, on Thursday, Nov, 7, 2024, at the Charleston High School gymnasium in Charleston, Ark. (Hank ...
Arkansas Board of Corrections approves purchase of land for new …
5 days ago · LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Board of Corrections is moving forward with plans to build a new state prison in Franklin County despite pushback from community members. Board members met Friday morning via Zoom to vote on the land purchased to build a planned 3,000-bed prison in Charleston. Five ...
State Board of Corrections votes to approve new prison for Franklin County
5 days ago · FORT SMITH -- Arkansas Board of Corrections members said Friday they understand residents' concerns about a new prison coming to Charleston, then voted 6-0 to approve the Franklin County site.
Community reacts to plans for new state prison - KAIT
5 days ago · Published: Nov. 8, 2024 at 8:47 PM PST. CHARLESTON, Ark. (KAIT/KARK) – Plans for a new state prison move forward after the Arkansas Board of Corrections approved the purchase of land in Franklin ...
Franklin County prison questions go unanswered in Charleston
5 days ago · Arkansas DOC, board of corrections unable to answer questions about Franklin County prison site. Attendees at the town hall meeting for the proposed 3,000-bed prison in Franklin County were still unsure. More than 1,800 people attended the meeting at the Tiger Center, the Charleston High School gymnasium, to hear from the Arkansas governor’s ...
Board of Corrections approves Franklin County prison land - MSN
UPDATE: The Board of Corrections voted Friday morning to approve land in Franklin County as a prison facility. The vote was 5-1 in favor. Additional decision-making and votes will be needed in the ...
Franklin County residents discuss plans for prison at town hall
6 days ago · CHARLESTON, Ark. — A town hall meeting Thursday evening in Charleston gave Franklin County residents the chance to voice their opinions on the announcement of a 3,000-bed prison planned to be ...
Board of Corrections approves new prison despite community …
5 days ago · A prison slated for construction in Franklin County will go forward following a state Board of Corrections meeting Friday. The Arkansas Board of Corrections approved a plan to build a prison in ...
Franklin County community expresses concerns over future prison …
Nov 1, 2024 · CHARLESTON, Ark. — Residents and local leaders are speaking out after Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced plans to construct a prison in Franklin County. On Oct. 31, Sanders announced the ...
New prison in Arkansas planned for Franklin County
Oct 31, 2024 · Gov. Sanders announces new prison in Franklin County. CHARLESTON, Ark. — Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced the purchase of land in Franklin County to build a new state prison on ...
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