Arkansas’ 3,000-bed prison site is on hold. What are the other options?

Arkansas’ 3,000-bed prison site is on hold. What are the other options?

A door inside the Dr. Mary L. Parker-Reed Women’s Health Unit in Little Rock on Dec. 17, 2025. (Photo by Ainsley Platt/Arkansas Advocate) A controversial plan to build a 3,000-bed prison in Arkansas is on hold after a year and a half of steadfast opposition from the local community and a group of lawmakers. The plan to build a facility on 815 acres of Franklin County farmland, first unveiled by Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders in 2024, had…

Arkansas’ 3,000-Bed Prison Site Is on Hold. What Are the Other Options? - NEA Report

A look at the scenarios for expanding prison space now that the Franklin County project’s in doubt By:Ainsley Platt, Tess Vrbin and Antoinette Grajeda — Arkansas Advocate A controversial plan to build a 3,000-bed prison in Arkansas is on hold after a year and a half of steadfast opposition from the local community and [read more...] The post Arkansas’ 3,000-Bed Prison Site Is on Hold. What Are the Other Options? appeared first on NEA Report.