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Meryl Streep to star in ‘The Corrections’ limited series adaptation

Thursday, April 2 by ABC News

Meryl Streep's next project is in the works.Netflix has announced plans to make a limited series adaptation of the award-winning novel The Corrections. Streep is set to star as Enid in the small-screen version of the bestselling book by Jonathan Franzen.American Fiction writer and... Read More.

Arkansas Corrections Officer Killed in Crash Near Cummins Unit

Friday, January 30 by Luke Matheson

Officials have confirmed that a Department of Corrections officer was killed in a crash outside the Cummins Unit Thursday night. The Arkansas Department of Corrections identified the officer as 20-year-old Corporal Kajayla Hill. According to a preliminary report from the Arkansas State Police, Hill was... Read More.

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Arkansas Department of Corrections to Launch Digital Mail System in September

Friday, August 22 by Luke Matheson

The Arkansas Department of Corrections (ADC) announced that it will implement a new Digital Mail System beginning September 15, 2025, aimed at improving safety and efficiency in handling inmate correspondence. Under the new system, all non-legal mail for individuals housed in ADC facilities will no... Read More.

Board of Corrections releases statement on prison expansion

Wednesday, August 21 by Ray King

The Arkansas Board of Corrections has released a statement on where they stand in fulfilling the governor's request to make more space. They say they have several expansion projects in progress to increase capacity: 170 beds at the reconstructed White River Correctional Center located in... Read More.

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Governor selects new corrections secretary

Friday, February 9 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Thursday nominated a new corrections secretary after her first pick for the job was fired by a state panel amid a feud over who runs the state prison system. Sanders nominated Lindsay Wallace, who has... Read More.

Interim corrections secretary Williams resigns

Wednesday, February 7 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK -- Less than a week after being appointed to serve in an interim role as Arkansas' secretary of corrections, former Republican state Sen. Eddie Joe Williams said Tuesday he must "step aside." In a letter to the Board of Corrections, Williams said he... Read More.

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Arkansas Board Of Corrections hires interim Secretary

Thursday, February 1 by Rick Walker

The Arkansas corrections system has a new secretary. In a unanimous vote, former State Senator Eddie Joe Williams was named to the position on an interim basis. That position has been vacant since early last month when the board ended the employment of Joe... Read More.

Corrections Board fires Secretary of Corrections appointed by Governor Sanders

Thursday, January 11 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ Board of Corrections voted 5-2 Wednesday to fire Corrections Secretary Joe Profiri, who has been on suspension for the past four weeks with pay. The board held a special meeting via teleconference to discuss the status of Profiri’s job, the... Read More.

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New state laws affect jobs and economy, health care, law enforcement and corrections

Friday, December 29 by Ray King

A handful of laws passed by lawmakers in 2023 will go into effect on Monday. These new laws include changes to health care, education, labor and taxes. These laws were passed in the regular legislative session and a special session in September. New laws concerning... Read More.

Governor wants Corrections Board Chairman to resign

Friday, December 22 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Friday called for the resignation of the chairman of the Arkansas Board of Corrections following his request for the assistance of more than 100 National Guardsmen in the state's prison system in what she called "political stunts." In... Read More.

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Judge threatens to dismiss lawsuit against corrections board by Attorney General

Thursday, December 21 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge on Tuesday threatened to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the state’s attorney general against the Corrections Board that he would normally represent, the latest in a widening legal fight between the panel and Gov. Sarah Huckabee... Read More.

Board of Corrections files lawsuit against state over new law on corrections secretary

Friday, December 15 by Ray King

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Board of Corrections suspended the state’s corrections secretary on Thursday and sued the state over a law removing its ability to fire him, ramping up its dispute with Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders over who runs the state’s... Read More.

Stories tagged with: corrections

Meryl Streep to star in ‘The Corrections’ limited series adaptation

Arkansas Corrections Officer Killed in Crash Near Cummins Unit

Arkansas Department of Corrections to Launch Digital Mail System in September

Board of Corrections releases statement on prison expansion

Governor selects new corrections secretary

Interim corrections secretary Williams resigns

Arkansas Board Of Corrections hires interim Secretary

Corrections Board fires Secretary of Corrections appointed by Governor Sanders

New state laws affect jobs and economy, health care, law enforcement and corrections

Governor wants Corrections Board Chairman to resign

Judge threatens to dismiss lawsuit against corrections board by Attorney General

Board of Corrections files lawsuit against state over new law on corrections secretary

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