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FCC to vote on rule allowing prisons to jam cell phone traffic

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LITTLE ROCK, AR  — The Federal Communications Commission is set to vote on a groundbreaking proposal that would allow prisons to implement cellphone jamming solutions to combat the use of contraband cellphones. This announcement follows a meeting between U.S. Senator Tom Cotton, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders,... Read More.

Prisons to lift movement restrictions, resume visitation

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas prison officials on Friday said they were lifting movement restrictions imposed on their facilities and will allow in-person visitation to resume next month as a surge in COVID-19 cases in the state continued to ease. The Department of Corrections... Read More.
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State prisons in lockdown because of COVID

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas prisons are going into lockdown for at least two weeks because of the rising number of COVID-19 cases among staff and prisoners, the state Department of Corrections announced Friday. State prisons are prohibiting visits and “limiting non-essential movement within... Read More.
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COVID hospitalizations hit new high as prisons lock down

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The number of people in Arkansas hospitalized because of the coronavirus hit another new high Wednesday, while the state’s prisons went into lockdown because of an increase in virus cases among staff. The Arkansas Department of Health reported the state’s... Read More.
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Two Inmate Deaths, Two Separate Prisons

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  Arkansas State Police are investigating two inmate deaths at two separate prisons. 34-year-old Joseph Hixon and 47-year-old Rusty Draper each died this past Sunday. Hixon was found unresponsive in his cell at Ouachita River Correctional Unit. Draper was found “in distress” in his cell at... Read More.

How Deadly K-2 Drug is Getting Into Arkansas Prisons

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How the deadly synthetic drug K-2 is getting into Arkansas prisons was the focus of a legislative hearing on Tuesday. During the hearing, it was shared that tests on K-2 samples recovered from prison cells show that most of the deadly synthetic chemical is not... Read More.
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Discolored Water Deemed Safe at State’s Prisons

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LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Health Department has found that water at some state prisons doesn’t pose any immediate health risks after investigating complaints of brown and dirty water. Water quality experts have deemed the water safe, saying the color is likely due to high... Read More.