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More than 1,200 inmates to be considered for parole

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The Board of Corrections voted unanimously Friday to invoke the expanded Emergency Powers Act and certify a list of 1,244 inmates as being eligible for consideration by the Parole Board. The list of inmates is larger than usual because the requirement that inmates must have... Read More.

ADC taking steps to protect inmates and staff from COVID-19

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By Ray King The Arkansas Department of Corrections has stopped in-person visitation at its units as a part of the reaction to the COVID-19 virus. During the governor’s daily news conference on the Coronavirus, ADC Director Wendy Kelly said those visits were halted March 16. She... Read More.
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Arkansas court won’t reconsider inmate’s DNA testing bid

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday said it won’t reconsider its ruling rejecting a death row inmate’s request for new DNA testing of evidence that his attorneys say could exonerate him. In a 5-2 decision, justices rejected Stacey Johnson’s petition... Read More.
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Two More Inmates Die in Possible Drug Overdose

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By The Associated Press A corrections official says two more inmates have died of possible drug overdoses at a maximum security prison in southeast Arkansas. Arkansas Department of Correction spokesman James DePriest say the inmates, identified as being aged 26 and 55, were found unresponsive Tuesday... Read More.

3 Inmates Die at Arkansas Prison in Less Than 24 Hours

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By The Associated Press GOULD — A Department of Correction official says three inmates have died in less than 24 hours at a prison in southeast Arkansas, possibly from drug use. Spokesman James DePriest said Monday that both state police and the department are investigating to... Read More.
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Arkansas inmate’s death believed to be from natural causes

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LITTLE ROCK  — The Arkansas Department of Community Corrections reported Monday that an inmate had died, apparently from natural causes. Roy Lee McCranie, 60, was pronounced dead at 8:10 a.m. at the Northeast Community Correction Center in Osceola, according to a news release. McCranie had been hospitalized... Read More.
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