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| Arkansas prisons revamp rules on publicity, lock out reality television |
| By arkansasonline.com- John Moritz |
| Published: 10/24/2016 |
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Hoping to avoid the spectacle of reality television, Arkansas' prison board adopted a new policy this week restricting publicity access to only credentialed members of the "news media." The new policy, written by prison spokesman Solomon Graves, was approved by the Board of Corrections during a meeting Monday in West Memphis. The policy applies to the Department of Correction, but does not cover county jails, which are overseen by sheriffs. Under old regulations approved in 1979 and removed Monday by the board's vote, the head of each prison or program had "the responsibility for communications with the mass media." The new policy makes clear that media access should go through the department's spokesman. Many prison wardens already refer questions to that office. Read More. |
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