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| Arkansas Board of Corrections adopts changes to state's parole system following investigation |
| By therepublic.com - Jeannie Nuss |
| Published: 11/14/2013 |
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The Arkansas Board of Corrections adopted several changes to the state's parole system on Wednesday after an eight-time parole absconder allegedly killed a man in Little Rock earlier this year. The policy changes include tougher punishments for parole absconders and measures aimed at making it harder for parolees to be released from jail while they await revocation hearings. An Arkansas State Police report released this month said that systemic problems with the state's parole system contributed to a case in which a parolee managed to avoid being locked up before he allegedly killed a man. The report did not find any evidence of criminal wrongdoing by officials in the case of Darrell Dennis, who has been charged in a May killing. But the incident sparked questions about the way the Department of Community Correction handled the case, and the head of that agency abruptly stepped down this summer amid criticism. Board of Corrections chairman Benny Magness said the group worked hard to come up with the changes adopted Wednesday. And he added that the policies could change if they're not effective. "No one on this board wants a parolee out there that a parole officer feels needs to be locked up," Magness said during Wednesday's special meeting in Little Rock. Read More. |
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