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Tribal organization warns about Native American graves on prison land

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By Brett Rains Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN COUNTY, Arkansas (KHBS, KHOG) — A local tribal organization is warning the state that a new prison could be built on land containing Native American graves. “This would be a stone box, grave lid. It’s the right size. It’s cut, so you know that this is a stone box grave lid. It came off this property. There is no question,” Jimmie Kersh said. “They’re often called stone box sarcopha…

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Tribal organization warns about Native American graves on prison land

13 days ago·Panama City, United States

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Arkansas lawmakers advance $750 million appropriation bill for prison construction

A legislative committee on Thursday approved a $750 million appropriation bill for the cost of constructing a new 3,000-bed prison in western Arkansas.

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Arkansas lawmakers advance $750 million appropriation bill for prison construction • Arkansas Advocate

(Getty Images)A legislative committee on Thursday approved a $750 million appropriation bill for the cost of constructing a new 3,000-bed prison in western Arkansas, three weeks after rejecting a request for approval to draft the bill. Funds for the project won’t get disbursed until formal requests are approved by the Legislature, but that didn’t stop members of the Joint Budget Committee Thursday morning from venting about the Sanders administr…

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Arkansas prison bill advances with $750 million price tag

A bill to appropriate $750 million for the construction of a 3,000-bed prison in Arkansas advanced Thursday after a committee vote. Senate Bill 354 had been largely inactive since it was submitted to the Joint Budget Committee on March 3. However, on Thursday, the committee approved the bill, sending it back to the Senate floor for further consideration. In the previous legislative session, $75 million was allocated for the prison, which is expe…

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Franklin County prison project moves forward as $750M spending bill clears committee

After a subcommittee rejected an amendment to allocate $1 billion for the project, the Joint Budget Committee approved the original $750 million appropriation bill.

14 days ago·Fort Smith, United States

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State legislative committee advances bill granting $750 million in spending authority for new prison | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

The Arkansas General Assembly's Joint Budget Committee on Thursday advanced a bill that would grant $750 million in spending authority to the state Department of Corrections for costs associated with prison construction in fiscal year 2026 which begins July 1.

14 days ago·Arkansas, United States

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