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| Arkansas legislators look at prison overcrowding alternatives |
| By thecitywire.com- Roby Brock |
| Published: 11/25/2014 |
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Arkansas lawmakers received a report from the Bureau of Legislative Research that outlined 8 potential options to curb prison overcrowding, including a $231 million new prison bond issue, hiring a private prison firm, and alternatives to drug sentences and re-entry programs. The Joint State Agencies committee on Monday (Nov. 24) reviewed the report that Senate Chairman Eddie Joe Williams, R-Cabot, said would be the foundation for potential legislation in January. He also said the study was intended to give Gov.-elect Asa Hutchinson an “objective look” at the current crisis and possible alternatives. More than 2,500 state prisoners are backed up in county jails costing the state money and stressing county budgets. More than 17,000 prisoners are currently housed in state prison facilities. Read More. |
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