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| Governor Proposes $64 Million Prison Expansion And Reentry Plan |
| By ualrpublicradio.org- Sarah Whites-Koditschek |
| Published: 02/19/2015 |
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Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has announced a $64 million plan to address overcrowding at the state’s prisons. At a press conference Wednesday, Hutchinson said he would open nearly 800 prison beds, hire new probation and parole officers and create alternative sentencing and reentry programs for some of the state’s roughly 2,500 inmates held in county jails. The governor described his plan as a mix between an investment in prison space and an effort to reduce the state’s recidivism rate of 43 percent. "I think with this balanced investment, we have the greatest opportunity to change behavior," he said. "This is a flexible approach that if the counties do not adopt this idea of regional centers, then we move back to increasing and expanding existing prison space. So there’s many options here in a flexible approach." Read More. |
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