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| State Prison Population Reaches Another Record High |
| By ualrpublicradio.or- Chris Hickey |
| Published: 08/21/2015 |
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Corrections officials are considering plans to send more state prisoners out-of-state as the Arkansas inmate population reaches an all-time high. Department of Correction Director Wendy Kelley told lawmakers at the Charitable, Penal and Correctional Institutions subcommittee of the Arkansas Legislative Council Thursday she's been visiting privately-operated prisons in neighboring states, and will likely recommend some Arkansas inmates to be housed in one of them. “If we open another out-of-state facility or contract for another one, it will depend on what services they can offer there,” she said. “For instance, if they offer GED, I can send inmates there who still have not attained their GED, or if they have substance abuse treatment, all of that will come into play in deciding who goes.” The state has already contracted with a facility in Bowie County, Texas, where 336 Arkansas inmates have been housed. As of Thursday, corrections officials reported that 19,055 inmates are under state jurisdiction, the most at any point in Arkansas history. Read More. |
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