Arkansas Board of Corrections Approves Anti-Recidivism Program Backed by Governor

Arkansas Board of Corrections approves anti-recidivism program backed by governor

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A recent meeting of the Arkansas Board of Corrections ended with its approval of an anti-recidivism program backed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Officials said the plan focuses on inmates close to release. It will implement multiple state agencies and community organizations to prepare inmates' housing, employment, and other needs as they transition to life outside prison. Senator Tom Cotton sponsors new legislation ai…

Arkansas corrections board green lights governor’s recidivism reduction program

Rev. Tyrone Broomfield (center) looks through paperwork during a July 26, 2024 Board of Corrections meeting in North Little Rock. (Mary Hennigan/Arkansas Advocate) The Arkansas Board of Corrections voted Friday to participate in a recidivism reduction pilot program proposed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders. The pilot will feature a whole-of-government approach to preventing reincarceration, according to Cortney Kennedy, Sanders’ chief legal counse…

Arkansas Board of Corrections approves Gov. Sanders' recidivism pilot program

On Friday, the Arkansas Board of Corrections approved Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ pilot program to reduce recidivism in the state's corrections system.

Arkansas Approves Pilot Program Aimed at Reducing Recidivism, Backed by Governor Sanders - NEA Report

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Last Friday, the Arkansas Board of Corrections unanimously approved Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ pilot program to reduce recidivism in Arkansas’ corrections system. “As Governor, I have been tough on crime, which is why I signed the Protect Act, opened more than 1,500 prison beds in existing [read more...] The post Arkansas Approves Pilot Program Aimed at Reducing Recidivism, Backed by Governor Sanders appeared first on N…