Three prison inmates deaths reported at Cummins unit

LITTLE ROCK (AP) - Three inmates from the Cummins Unit died Sunday, May 3, according to the Arkansas Department of Corrections media contact Solomon Graves. One inmate was pronounced dead at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, the other inmate was pronounced dead at University of Arkansas... Read More.

Third inmate from Cummins Prison dies from Coronavirus

A third inmate from Cummins Prison has died from the Coronavirus according to  Jefferson County Coroner Chad Kelley. Kelley told DeltaplexNews.com that a white male in his 40's passed away Sunday morning after two inmates passed away early Saturday morning at Jefferson Regional. The particulars of... Read More.
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Two Cummins Prison inmates die from Coronavirus

Two inmates from Cummins Prison passed away overnight at Jefferson Regional Hospital. The deaths were confirmed to DeltaplexNews.com by Jefferson County Coroner Chad Kelley. The particulars of the inmates are as follows: African American male in his 60’s. White male in his 60’s. The two deaths... Read More.

More COVID-19 cases reported at Cummins Prison

By Ray King An additional 276 cases of COVID-19 were reported within the past 24 hours and 198 of them were from Cummins Prison. During Governor Asa Hutchinson’s daily press conference on COVID-19, State Health Officer Dr. Nate Smith said that a total of 690 inmates... Read More.
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Lawsuit filed over coronavirus outbreak at Arkansas prison

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The ACLU of Arkansas has released this news release after an emergency complaint was filed against Governor Asa Hutchinson. Here is the full news release they sent out: “Today, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the law firm... Read More.

600 plus test positive for COVID-19 at Cummins Prison

By Ray King More than 600 inmates at Cummins Prison near Grady have tested positive for the Corona virus, according to state Health Officer Dr. Nate Smith. During the governor’s daily press update on COVOD-19, Smith said most of those who have been test did not... Read More.
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Cummins prison inmate tests positive for coronavirus

The Arkansas Department of Corrections  is working with the Arkansas Department of Health following the COVID-19 diagnosis of one inmate at the Cummins Unit in Grady. This diagnosis is the first among the Department’s inmate and resident populations. As of Friday, April 10, 13 employees throughout... Read More.
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Arkansas prison farm worker tests positive for coronavirus

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A farm employee at an Arkansas prison has tested positive for coronavirus, the state Department of Corrections said Wednesday. Department Spokeswoman Dina Tyler said the employee at the Cummins Unit, located about 90 miles (140 kilometers) southeast of Little Rock,... Read More.
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New Jersey man sentenced to prison for Arkansas corruption

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced a New Jersey political consultant to prison for taking money from a Arkansas health care provider to pay for illegal lobbying. U.S. District Judge Jan DuBois of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania sentenced Donald “D.A.”... Read More.