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| Challenger in Arkansas governor's race urges more probation, parole officers |
| By arkansasonline.com- John Moritz |
| Published: 07/24/2018 |
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jared Henderson on Monday said that Arkansas can afford more probation and parole officers, adding that "a longer explanation is certainly warranted" from Gov. Asa Hutchinson over last week's firing of the state's community correction director. Henderson was referring to the firing of Community Correction Director Sheila Sharp, who oversaw supervision of the state's probationers and parolees. Sharp suggested in a letter that the Board of Corrections fired her for seeking staff increases despite the Republican governor's direction that agency heads not make such requests while his office looks at reorganizing state government and cutting taxes. In an interview about criminal justice issues with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Henderson also said he is opposed to the death penalty and prison privatization, though he stopped short of saying Arkansas should build a new prison. Read More. |
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