Arkansas Governor Seeks to Oust Republican Foes Over a Prison

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders wants to build a huge, pricey prison to hold the inmates incarcerated under her tough-on-crime ...
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Arkansas purchases 815 acres of land for nearly $3 million to build new prison

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas has purchased land for $2.95 million to build a new prison that officials hope will ease a backlog of state inmates in county jails, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

‘Take the easy out’: Franklin County residents offer to buy land proposed for prison build

ROGERS -- Two state senators vocal in opposing construction of a 3,000-bed mega prison on Franklin County land since it was announced in the fall continued to air their frustrations last week. They ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Arkansas buys $2.9M Franklin County property to build new prison

Arkansas purchased on Thursday an 815-acre property in Charleston for $2.95 million in order to build a new prison there, according to government officials. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders hailed the move ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Arkansas Board of Corrections OKs purchase of property to build prison in Charleston

The Board of Corrections voted Friday to approve the purchase of an 815-acre property in Charleston with plans to build build a new 3,000-bed prison there. The meeting, held at 9 a.m. via Zoom, came ...