However, there's been a local uproar about a lack of transparency ... in the Natural State, saying that he is "grateful for [Sanders'] bold action to tackle Arkansas' prison bed shortage." ...

The proposed facility in Franklin County would be built on an 815-acre site purchased by the state late last year and would add 3,000 beds to Arkansas' prison ... a lack of transparency and ...

King said he did not believe Hodges was qualified to be on the seven-member board that oversees the state prison system. He ...

Arkansas Board of Corrections Chairman Benny Magness and other state and local officials joined Sanders in support of plans to bring a new prison to the state. The Board of Corrections voted on ...