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| Arkansas Struggles With Prison Problems |
| By baxterbulletin.com |
| Published: 01/26/2011 |
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One issue the Legislature and Gov. Mike Beebe need to deal with this session is prison overcrowding in Arkansas. With more than 16,000 inmates in Arkansas prisons and 1,662 in county jails waiting for prison beds, space is at a premium. This won't be a simple matter for lawmakers, nor is it likely to be popular among citizens, since it's going to require money at a time when legislators are looking for ways to cut spending, not expand it. Last year, according to the Arkansas Department of Correction's annual report, the state's prisons took in 7,573 inmates at an estimated cost of $60.03 per day, or an average cost of $21,910.95. Multiply that by 16,000, and it quickly adds up to a lot of money. According to the DOC's 2010 report, the 14th Judicial District sent 152 inmates to state prisons last year — 66 from Baxter County, 63 from Boone County, 18 from Marion County and five from Newton County. For some people, however, that's not enough. More should have gone to prison from here, they say. Read More. |
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I know some people might have made some mistakes in their life. But I think one of the problems is that when people do get in trouble is that a lot of them can't find a good job after they have been convicted of a felony. There is a lot of people that do change and tey to turn they life around but they get no second chance at it. So what a person is going to do after they get put on probation or get sent to prison? If you can't get a job do you blame a person for going back to saleing drugs? They got to put food on the table to. Why do a lot of these jobs well the good ones don't hire people if you been convicted of a felony? I think that should not be a question that they ask you when you try to find a job.
They're having "prison problems", huh? Well, aren't we all?